What does topal in Turkish mean?

What is the meaning of the word topal in Turkish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use topal in Turkish.

The word topal in Turkish means cripple, sakat, özürlü, sakat, topal, sakat, topal, kötürüm, (hayvan) sakat, topal, sakat, topal/aksak kimse, sakatlamak, (bacak, vb.) topal, aksak, topal gibi yürümek. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word topal

cripple

sakat, özürlü

(dated, offensive (person: disabled)

A crippled woman sat alone by the door.

sakat, topal

(crippled)

The horse had to be put down because it was lame.

sakat, topal, kötürüm

(dated, pejorative (lame or handicapped person)

Zack's twisted legs made it hard to walk, and the children called him 'cripple.'

(hayvan) sakat, topal

(animal: lame)

The crippled donkey could no longer pull a cart.

sakat

(informal (lame)

He can't run until his bum leg heals.

topal/aksak kimse

(US, slang, potentially offensive (physically disabled person)

Robert told his daughter off for calling the disabled man a gimp.

sakatlamak

(make lame)

Peter rode his horse too hard on the track and lamed him.

(bacak, vb.) topal, aksak

(arm or leg)

Paul gave up and let his arms go limp.

topal gibi yürümek

(figurative (sth: move as if injured)

One of the engines broke down on the airplane and we had to limp to the nearest city for an emergency landing.

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