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Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yürek. Cognate of Kumyk юрек (yurek), Turkish yürek, etc.
Pronunciation
Noun
yürek
- heart
- courage
Declension
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References
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish یورك (yürek), from Proto-Turkic *yürek, *yür- (“heart; courage”). Cognate of Old Turkic (yürek), Azerbaijani ürək, Turkmen ýürek, Kazakh жүрек (jürek), etc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jyˈɾek/
- Hyphenation: yü‧rek
Noun
yürek (definite accusative yüreği, plural yürekler)
- heart
- Synonym: kalp
2013, “Yürek”, in Darmaduman, performed by Duman:Ah, kimin için atıyor bu yürek? / Söyle, kimin için atıyor bu yürek?- Ah, for whom does this heart beat? / Tell me, for whom does this heart beat?
- (idiomatic) courage
- Synonym: cesaret
Usage notes
- yürek is never used in anatomical or medical contexts; kalp is reserved for that meaning.
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References
- Tokat, Feyza (2014) “On the Common Words in Mongolian and the Turkish Dialects in Turkey”, in The Journal of International Social Research (Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi), volume 7, number 32, →ISSN, pages 185-198.
- Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation), Utrecht: LOT