okk of silver

Turkish translation: gelinin getirdigi para oniki okka gumus idi

21:02 Nov 5, 2012
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English term or phrase: okk of silver
dowry of the bride was twelve okk of silver
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Türkiye
Local time: 14:03
Turkish translation:gelinin getirdigi para oniki okka gumus idi
Explanation:
Dowry, damadin veya damat ailesinin gelin ailesine odedigi baslik parasinin aksine, gelinin kendisinin evlilige getirdigi para, mal veya ev gibi deger anlamindadir.
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Gulsen Farrington
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4gelinin getirdigi para oniki okka gumus idi
Gulsen Farrington
4oniki ons gümüş
Ahmet Yalcinkaya
3okka gümüş
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dowry of the bride was twelve okk of silver
gelinin getirdigi para oniki okka gumus idi


Explanation:
Dowry, damadin veya damat ailesinin gelin ailesine odedigi baslik parasinin aksine, gelinin kendisinin evlilige getirdigi para, mal veya ev gibi deger anlamindadir.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowry
Gulsen Farrington
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twelve okk of silver
oniki ons gümüş


Explanation:
Okka / 12.83 gr için "oke" kelimesi daha çok kullanılmakta. Burada "okk" ile "ounce" kelimesiyle eşanlamlı bir ifade kullanıldığını, yani 28,349 gram kastedildiğini düşünüyorum.

Ahmet Yalcinkaya
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okka gümüş


Explanation:
oniki okka gümüş...

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