şalgam

Meaning

turnip

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Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شلغم (şalğam).

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Aptal   ata  binerse  bey
🤵‍♂️
 oldum sanır,  şalgam   aşa  girerse  yağ  oldum sanır.

If a fool rides a horse, he thinks I'm a gentleman, and if a turnip rises, he thinks I'm fat.

Abdal   ata  binince  bey
🤵‍♂️
 oldum sanır,  şalgam   aşa  girince  yağ  oldum sanır.

When Abdal gets on the horse, he thinks I'm a gentleman, and when the turnip enters the stage, he thinks I'm fat.

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