See also: چیلک

Ottoman Turkish

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چیلك

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Blend of Proto-Turkic *čiye (cherry) and *yegelek (berry). Compare Azerbaijani çiyələk, Chagatai چیلاك (čiläk), Kazakh жидек (jidek), Khakas чистек (çistek), Kumyk жиелек (jiyelek), Southern Altai јиилек (ǰiilek) and Tatar җиләк (ciläk) for similar formations.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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چیلك (çilek) (definite accusative چیلكی (çileği), plural چیلكلر (çilekler))

  1. strawberry, the sweet, usually red, edible fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: çilek
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܟ̰ܸܠܲܝܩܵܐ (čillayqa)
  • Egyptian Arabic: شليك (šilēk) (archaic)
  • Iraqi Arabic: شليك (šillēk)
  • Kurdish:
    Northern Kurdish: çîlek
    Central Kurdish: چیلەک (çîlek)

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