küf

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See also: kuf and Kuef

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Noun

küf

  1. mould, mildew
    Synonym: ırımçıq

Declension

References

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كوف (küf), from Proto-Turkic *kebü- (rot, dandruff). Cognate with Karakhanid كڨژ (küviǯ, rotten heartwood), Kipchak (küf, mold),[1] etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cyf/
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Noun

küf (definite accusative küfü, plural küfler)

  1. mold (woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative küf
Definite accusative küfü
Singular Plural
Nominative küf küfler
Definite accusative küfü küfleri
Dative küfe küflere
Locative küfte küflerde
Ablative küften küflerden
Genitive küfün küflerin

Derived terms

Further reading

  • küf”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

References

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “küf”, in Nişanyan Sözlük