گوشك

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

كوشك (gevşek)

Etymology

Inherited from Common Turkic *geŋşek (“loose, slack”), a development of *geŋşe- (“to become loose, slack”), whence گوشمك (gevşemek, “to become loose, slack”). Related to گݣیش (geñiş, “wide, spacious”) and گیݣ (geñ, “wide, broad”).

Adjective

گوشك • (gevşek)

loose, slack, lax, not fixed in place tightly or firmly
Synonym: بول (bol)
relaxed, laid-back, free from tension or anxiety, at ease
slack, lacking diligence or care, not earnest or eager
Synonym: طمرسز (damarsız)
flabby, flaccid, slouchy, hanging loose by its own weight

Derived terms

آغیزی گوشك (ağızı gevşek, “whose mouth is loose”)
گوشكلتمك (gevşekletmek, “to make become loose”)
گوشكلك (gevşeklik, “looseness”)

Descendants

Turkish: gevşek

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