الك

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Karakhanid

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *ilk (“first”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰃𐰠𐰚 (ilk, “first”), Turkish ilk (“first, firstly”), Bashkir элек (elek, “before, ago”).

Adjective

اِلْكْ (ilk)

  1. first in (order of time)

Adverb

اِلْكْ (ilk)

  1. first, foremost, firstly

Ottoman Turkish

الك

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *elgek (“sieve”); cognate with Azerbaijani ələk, Bashkir иләк (ilək), Chuvash ала (ala), Kazakh елек (elek), Kyrgyz элек (elek), Turkmen elek, Uyghur ئەلگەك (elgek) and Uzbek elak.

Noun

الك • (elek)

  1. sieve, screen, cribble, riddle any device used to separate larger particles from smaller ones
    Synonyms: غربال (girbal), قلبور (kalbur)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: elek

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