Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *yilik (bone marrow).

Cognate with Kyrgyz жилик (jilik), Southern Altai јилик (ǰilik), Uzbek ilik, Turkmen ýilik, Turkish ilik (bone marrow).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [jɪ̞ˈlɪ̞k]
  • Hyphenation: е‧лек

Noun edit

елек (yelek)

  1. bone marrow

Declension edit

Bulgarian edit

 
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یلك (yelek) (whence modern Turkish yelek). Doublet of жиле́тка (žilétka) (French borrowing).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɛˈlɛk]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun edit

еле́к (elékm (diminutive еле́че)

  1. waistcoat (upper garment without sleeves)

Usage notes edit

Modern types of waistcoats (and vests in general) are usually referred to by the French loanword жилетка (žiletka). Елек is typically applied onto traditional garments.

Declension edit

References edit

  • елек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • елек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams edit

Kazakh edit

Alternative scripts
Arabic ەلەك
Cyrillic елек
Latin elek

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *elgek (sieve).

Cognate with Bashkir иләк (ilək), Kyrgyz элек (elek) / элгек (elgek), Southern Altai элгек (elgek), Uzbek elak, Uyghur ئەگلەك (eglek), Khakas илгек (ilgek), Azerbaijani ələk, Turkish elek, Chuvash ала (ala, sieve), etc.

Noun edit

елек (elek)

  1. sieve

Declension edit

Macedonian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یلك (yelek).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

елек (elekm (diminutive елече)

  1. waistcoat, vest
  2. jelick

Declension edit