Breakdown of Pazar boyunca tarçın buram buram koktu.
pazar
bazaar / open-air market
kokmak
to smell
boyunca
throughout, all along
tarçın
cinnamon
Questions & Answers about Pazar boyunca tarçın buram buram koktu.
What exactly does the reduplication buram buram mean here?
Buram buram is a special type of reduplication that describes something spreading in waves or wafting heavily through the air. You cannot really translate the word "buram" by itself. When paired with kokmak (to smell), it means a smell is strong, noticeable, and filling the air.
Is buram buram only used with smells?
It is most famously used for strong, pleasant smells, but it can also describe smoke billowing or sweat pouring. For example, you might see buram buram terledi (he sweat profusely) or buram buram tütüyor (it is smoking heavily). It always carries the idea of something being produced intensely and spreading outward.
Why use pazar boyunca instead of just pazarda (in the market)?
Pazarda simply tells you where it happened: "in the market". Boyunca means "throughout" or "along the length of". Using pazar boyunca emphasizes that the cinnamon smell reached every single corner of the market, rather than just lingering around a specific spice stall.
Since pazar means both "market" and "Sunday", could this sentence mean the cinnamon smelled "throughout Sunday"?
While theoretically possible contextually, if a Turkish speaker meant "throughout Sunday", they would almost always clarify by saying Pazar günü boyunca. Using just pazar here without günü strongly points to the physical location of an open-air market.