Ottoman Turkish

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یوكسوك

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yügsük (thimble), from *yüg~*yig, whence also ییو (yiv, groove, channel). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *yü-~*yi- (to sew);[3] cognate with Azerbaijani üskük, Turkmen ýüwse and Hungarian gyűszű.

Noun

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یوكسوك (yüksük)

  1. thimble, a pitted cap worn at the top of the finger
    Synonyms: انگشتانه (enguştane), اویماق (oymak)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: yüksük

References

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  1. ^ Hindoglu, Artin (1838) “یوسك”, in Hazine-i lûgat ou dictionnaire abrégé turc-français[1], Vienna: F. Beck, page 513b
  2. ^ Sōmalean, Sukʻias (1843) “եիւսիւք, եիւքսիւք”, in Hamaṙōt baṙaran i tačkerenē yangġiakan ew i hay barbaṙ [A Pocket Dictionary of the Turkish, English and Armenian Languages], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 41
  3. ^ Sevortjan, E. V., Levitskaja, L. S. (1989) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume 4, Moscow: Nauka, page 257

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