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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From بالدر (baldır, “calf of the leg”) + ـاق (-ak, noun and adjective diminutive suffix).
Noun
بالدراق • (baldırak)
- the lower part of trousers that cover the legs from the knee to the instep
- gaiter, a covering cloth or leather for the leg from the knee to the instep
Descendants
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “baldırak”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 450
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “بالدیراق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 246
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بالدراق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 334