ballı
Turkish
Etymology
From bal (“honey”) + -lı.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baɫˈɫɯ/
- Hyphenation: bal‧lı
Adjective
ballı
- honeyed (containing honey)
- (figuratively) lucky
- Synonym: şanslı
- Ulan, ne ballı adamsın, var ya!
- Bro, you're so fucking lucky!
Derived terms
- ballı aş
- ballıbaba
- ballı börek
- ballıdarı
- ballı pasta
- yağlı ballı
Further reading
- ballı in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “ballı”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı