A Turkish word has won the first prize in a competition in Berlin, Germany, entitled The most beautiful ABC of the world.

The competition jury selected the Turkish word, "yakamoz", from almost 2500 deemed to be the most beautiful words in the world.

"Yakamoz" means the reflection of the moon in water and has been selected because it can express in a single word, what can only be expressed in other languages using many words.

The Chinese word "hu lu" (to snore) and the African Baganda tribe's word "Volongoto" meaning messy or chaotic, were voted second and third.

Turkish is spoken by 65-73 million people around the world, mostly living in Turkey. It is also spoken by a large number of immigrants in Western Europe, especially Germany.

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