دیرسك

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tirsgek (“elbow”); cognate with Azerbaijani dirsək, Bashkir терһәк (terhək), Kazakh тірсек (tırsek), Kyrgyz тирсек (tirsek), Turkmen tirsek and Uzbek tirsak.

دیرسك • (dirsek)

1. elbow, the joint between the upper arm and the forearm

   Synonyms: آرنج (arenc), مرفق (mirfak), وارن (varen)

2. (by extension) any turn or bend like that of an elbow

• Turkish: dirsek
• → Armenian: տիրսէկ (tirsēk), թիսէք (tʻisēkʻ)

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