öcü

See also: ocu, očú, and oçu

Turkish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /œˈd͡ʒy/
• Hyphenation: ö‧cü

Noun

öcü (definite accusative öcüyü, plural öcüler)

1. bogeyman

   Synonym: umacı

Derived terms

• öcüleşmek

Further reading

• “öcü”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “öcü”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “öcü”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “öcü”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3591