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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish دستك (destek), from Persian دستک (dastak), a diminutive of دست (dast, “hand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /desˈtec/
- Hyphenation: des‧tek
Noun
destek (definite accusative desteği, plural destekler)
- support
- solidarity
- (mechanics) fulcrum
Declension
References
Further reading
- “destek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu