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Turkish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مخلوق (maḫluḳ, “created, a creature”), from Arabic مَخْلُوق (maḵlūq, “creature”), passive participle of خَلَقَ (ḵalaqa, “to create, to make, to shape”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mahˈluk/, (definite accusative) /mahˈluːku/
- Hyphenation: mah‧luk
Noun
mahluk (definite accusative mahluku, plural mahluklar or (dated) mahlukat)
- (dated) A creature, any created thing, especially living.
- Synonyms: yaratık, canlı
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References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مخلوق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1780
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “قائم”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1137
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mahluk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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