anadan doğma

Turkish

Etymology

From ana (“mother”) +‎ -dan (ablative suffix) +‎ doğ- (“to be born”) +‎ -ma (verbal noun suffix), literally “as one was born from their mother”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.naˈdan.doːma/
  • Hyphenation: a‧na‧dan‧doğ‧ma

Adverb

anadan doğma

  1. (figuratively) naked as the day one was born, in one's birthday suit; completely naked
    Synonyms: anadan üryan, çırçıplak, çırılçıplak
    Bornozunu çıkardı ve anadan doğma havuza girdi. ― She took off her bathrobe and went into the pool completely naked.
  2. (figuratively) since birth
    Synonyms: doğuştan, yaratılıştan, (dated) fıtri
    Hiç aşık olmamış birine aşkı anlatmak, anadan doğma kör birine yakamozların güzelliğini anlatmaya benzer. ― Describing love to someone who's never fallen in love is like describing the beauty of the moonlight's reflection off the sea to someone who is blind since birth.

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