kırılgan

Turkish

Etymology

Equivalent to kırıl- (“to get broken”) +‎ -gan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɯɾɯɫˈɡɑn/, [kʰɯ.ɾ̞ɯɫ̪ˈɡɑn̪]
  • Rhymes: -ɑn
  • Hyphenation: kı‧rıl‧gan

Adjective

kırılgan

  1. more likely to be broken, fragile, brittle
    Dikkat et! Cam bardaklar kırılgandır!
    Be careful! Glass cups are fragile
  2. (figurative, of a person) more open to get their feelings hurt, thin-skinned, oversensitive
    Synonyms: darılgan, alıngan
    Çok kırılgan olduğu için onunla konuşmak çok zor.
    It is very hard to talk with him since he is very thin-skinned.

Derived terms

  • kırılganlık

References

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