aksak

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Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آغساق (aġsak, that droops on one side, lopsided, that limps in walking),[1] from Ottoman Turkish آغسامق (aġsamak, to droop and limp when walking), from Proto-Turkic *agsa- (to hobble, limp),[2][3] morphologically ak- +‎ -sa +‎ -k.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akˈsak/
  • Hyphenation: ak‧sak

Adjective

aksak

  1. Lame, slightly limping.
    Synonym: topal
  2. (figuratively) Not going or working properly; malfunctioning.

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References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “آغساق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 150
  2. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*agsa-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “aksa-”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

  • aksak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu