Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yelken (sail) and thus related to یل (yel, wind); cognate with Azerbaijani yelkən, Bashkir елкән (yelkən), Kazakh желкен (jelken), Kumyk елкен (yelken), Tatar җилкән (cilkän), Turkmen ýelken, Uyghur يەلكەن (yelken) and Uzbek yelkan.

Noun

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یلكن (yelken)

  1. sail, a piece of fabric attached to a boat
    Synonyms: بادبان (badban), شراع (şiraʿ)

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