شوكه

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Ottoman Turkish

Noun

شوكه (şeveke)

  1. dance done by moving the hips, twerk

Usage notes

Recorded in the 16th century Persian–Turkish dictionary Cami'ül-fürs, translating Persian کاچول (kâčul).

Further reading

  • Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “şeveke”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume IV, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4466a
  • “şeveke”, in XIII. Yüzyılından Beri Türkiye Türkçesiyle Yazılmış Kitaplarından Toplanan Tanıklarıyle Tarama Sözlüğü (Türk Dil Kurumu yayınları; 212)‎ (in Turkish), volume V, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1971, page 3662