دیكن

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Ottoman Turkish

دیكنلر

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *teken, *tikgen, itself from the root *tik- (to stick something sharp or pointed, to stab; to sew). From the same root are دیكمك (dikmek, to sew, stitch), دیكمه (dikme, prop or shore) and دیكیش (dikiş, stitch, seam, splice).

Noun

دیكن (diken)

  1. (botany) thorn, a protective spine of a plant
    Synonyms: خار (har), شوك (şevk)
  2. any slender, sharp object, such as a bee's sting or a fishbone
    Synonym: (fishbone) قیلچق (qılçık)
  3. (by extension) any thorny plant
  4. (figuratively) persistent source of anxiety, troublesome obstacle

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: diken

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