Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Turkic *yük (load).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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یوك (yük) (plural یوكلر)

  1. load
  2. burden
  3. cabinet, a piece of furniture large enough to store bedding therein and occupy a whole lot of a chamber
  4. 100,000 piastre
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  • Turkish: yük
  • North Levantine Arabic: يوك (yūk)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Turkic *yuŋ (wool).

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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یوك (yüñ) (plural یوكلر)

  1. wool
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References

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  • Kélékian, Diran (1911) “یوك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1366
  • Littmann, Enno (1954) “Türkisches Sprachgut im Ägyptisch-Arabischen”, in Fritz Meier, editor, Westöstliche Abhandlungen : Rudolf Tschudi zum 70. Geburtstag überreicht von Freunden und Schülern[2], Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, page 127