یلكن

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Old Anatolian Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yẹlken.

Noun

یلكن (yẹlken) (definite accusative یلكنی (yẹlkeni), plural یلكنلر (yẹlkenler))

  1. (nautical) sail
  2. (nautical) sailship

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: yelkən
  • Gagauz: elken
  • Ottoman Turkish: یلكن (yelken) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

  • Kanar, Mehmet (2018) “yilken”, in Eski Anadolu Türkçesi Sözlüğü (in Turkish), 2nd edition, Istanbul: Say Yayınları, page 759
  • “yelken altına almak”, in XIII. Yüzyılından Beri Türkiye Türkçesiyle Yazılmış Kitaplarından Toplanan Tanıklarıyle Tarama Sözlüğü (Türk Dil Kurumu yayınları; 212)‎ (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1977

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish یلكن (yẹlken), from Proto-Turkic *yẹlken (sail).

Noun

یلكن (yelken) (definite accusative یلكنی (yelkeni), plural یلكنلر (yelkenler))

  1. (nautical) sail
    Synonyms: بادبان (badban), شراع (şirâʼ)

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading