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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish چوجق (çocuk, “pigling; child”), from Proto-Turkic *čōč- (“child; young pig”); from which also *čōčka (“pig”).
Cognate with Azerbaijani çocuq (“child”), Uzbek jujuq (“small child”), Turkmen jōjuk (“piglet”), Old Turkic 𐰲𐰆𐰲𐰹 (čočuk, “piglet?”).
Pronunciation
Noun
çocuk (definite accusative çocuğu, plural çocuklar)
- child
- Synonym: uşak
- a male around dating age
Dün gece bana DM'den mesaj atan çocuğu hatırlıyor musun?- Do you remember the guy who DMed me last night?
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References
- ^ Aldıı-bel 1 inscription in Bitig.kz
- ^ Aydemir, H. (2018). “Çocuk” Sözcüğünün Etimolojisi Üzerine. RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi, (12), 1-18.