Ottoman Turkish

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چكركه

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čekürtke (grasshopper); cognate with Azerbaijani çəyirtkə, Kazakh шегіртке (şegırtke), Kyrgyz чегиртке (cegirtke), Tatar чикерткә (çikertkä), Turkmen çekirtge, Uyghur چېكەتكە (chëketke), Uzbek chigirtka and Yakut сахсырҕа (saqsırğa).

Noun

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چكركه (çekirge)

  1. grasshopper, any insect of the order Orthoptera
  2. cricket, any insect of the family Gryllidae

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: çekirge

Proper noun

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چكركه (çekirge)

  1. A village in Bursa, Turkey, modern Çekirge.

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