geri kalmış

Turkish

Etymology

Compound of geri (back, behind, backwards) + kalmış (left, stayed, adjectival participle of kalmak), literally stayed or left behind, stunted.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟeˈɾi.kaɫ.mɯʃ/
  • Hyphenation: ge‧ri‧kal‧mış

Adjective

geri kalmış

  1. (derogatory) (of a country, region, community) Not developed, underdeveloped, backward.
    Synonym: az gelişmiş
    Antonyms: gelişmiş, mamur, bayındır

Declension

Derived terms

  • geri kalmışlık
  • geri kafalı
  • geri zekâlı
  • gerici
  • gerzek

Further reading

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