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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طومروق (tomruk, “log”), itself from Proto-Turkic *tomuruk (“bud; log”). Cognate to Gagauz toomruk.
Pronunciation
Noun
tomruk (definite accusative tomruğu, plural tomruklar)
- log, the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches
- chain and log fastened to a culprit's leg, a kind of wooden fetter
- (botany) bud, a newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded
- Synonym: tomurcuk
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