ilaç

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish علاج (ʼilâc). For semantics compare Italian rimedio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈlat͡ʃ/
• Rhymes: -at͡ʃ

Noun

ilaç m (plural ilaçe, definite ilaçi, definite plural ilaçet)

1. cure, medicine, medication, remedy

   Synonyms: bar, barna

2. (colloquial) poison (for insects and other animals)

   Synonyms: bar, helm

3. (colloquial) cleaning agent
4. (figurative) solution, way out, remedy

   Synonym: rrugëdalje

Declension

References

• “iláç,~i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎ (in Albanian), 1980, page 711f.
• Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “ilaç”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 212
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “ilaç”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 166a
• Jungg, G. (1895) “ilaac”, in Fialuur i voghel sccȣp e ltinisct [Small Albanian–Italian dictionary], page 50a
• Meyer, G. (1891) “iľátš”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 158

Turkish

Alternative forms

• ilâç

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish علاج (ʿilac), from Arabic عِلَاج (ʕilāj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈlatʃ/

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• Hyphenation: i‧laç

Noun

ilaç (definite accusative ilacı, plural ilaçlar)

1. medicine

   Bebeğim, ilaçlarını almayı mı unuttun?

   My baby, did you forget to take your meds?

Declension