The word "karlitekin" is a combination of two Turkish words, "karlı" which means snowy and "tekin" meaning reliable. The pronunciation of this word is typically written in IPA phonetic transcription as /kaɾ.li.te.kin/. The first syllable "ka" is pronounced as "car" without the "r" sound. The second syllable "rli" is pronounced with a rolled "r". The third syllable "te" is pronounced similarly to the English word "tay". The final syllable "kin" is pronounced as "keen".