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Bin

Thousand

Beginnernumeral

Definition

The number 1000.

Example

Bin lira ödedi.

He paid a thousand liras.

Etymology

'Bin' comes from Proto-Turkic *bin and has maintained similar forms across various Turkic languages, indicating a long-standing numerical lineage.

How & Where It’s Used

'Bin' is appropriate in both spoken and written contexts, commonly used in all types of discourse, with no significant dialectic variation.

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