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Karao
Noun
adak
- alcoholic beverage
Turkish
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *atā- (“to give name, to make a promise, to affiance, to beckon”)[1] combined with the suffix -ak.
Pronunciation
Noun
adak (definite accusative adağı, plural adaklar)
- That which has been promised to be made an offering or that which has been made an offering as a sign of gratitude or for the purpose of making a wish come true; a sacrifice or ablation.
- Synonym: nezir
Declension
References
Further reading
- “adak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu