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upturned

 
 
/ʌpˈtɜːnd/ adjective

Translation

pointing up, or turned so the under side faces up
kalkık, yukarı doğru kıvrık
an upturned collar an upturned boat1740
(Definition of upturned adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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