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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish چوملك (çömlek, “an earthenware pot, especially a pipkin used in cooking”),[1][2] derived from Proto-Turkic *čöŋgek (“a kettle, pitcher”), further origin is unknown.[3]
Cognates with Azerbaijani çölmə, Chuvash чӳлмек (čülmek), Crimean Tatar çülmek, Kazakh шөлмэк (şölmék), Kyrgyz чөлмөк (cölmök), Nogai шоьлмек (şölmek), Tatar чүлмәк (çülmäk).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃœmˈlec/
- Hyphenation: çöm‧lek
Noun
çömlek (definite accusative çömleği, plural çömlekler)
- An earthenware pot.
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “چوملك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 740
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “چوملك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 481
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “çömlek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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