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Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish شكر (şeker), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar", originally "grit, gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”). Compare English sugar.
Pronunciation
Noun
şeker (accusative şekerni, plural şekerler)
- sugar
Declension
Derived terms
References
- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
- “şeker”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish شكر (şeker), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar", originally "grit, gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”). Compare English sugar.
Pronunciation
Adjective
şeker
- amiable, cute
Noun
şeker (definite accusative şekeri, plural şekerler)
- sugar
- candy
- (colloquial) diabetes mellitus
Declension
Derived terms
Zazaki
Etymology
From Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā).
Noun
şeker
- sugar