kalabalık vs mahşerî
Turkish word comparison
Listen to kalabalık
Listen to mahşerî
| kalabalık | mahşerî |
|---|---|
ka-la-BA-lık adjective | mah-sheh-REE adjective |
| crowded; a large number of people in one place | packed, swarming, extremely crowded |
How they differ
Mahşerî is much stronger than kalabalık and suggests an overwhelming, almost chaotic crowd. It has a vivid, literary feeling and is not used as casually in everyday speech.
When to use each
When to use kalabalık: Use kalabalık for a normal or simply large crowd.
When to use mahşerî: Use mahşerî when you want to stress an exceptionally huge, almost uncontrollable crowd.
Side-by-side examples
- Meydan kalabalıktı.
(The square was crowded.) - Kutlama sırasında mahşerî bir kalabalık vardı.
(There was a massive crowd during the celebration.)
Register & nuance: Mahşerî is more literary and dramatic than kalabalık, and it is less common in neutral everyday conversation.