Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish بل صغوقلغی (belsoğukluğu), equivalent to bel (waist) +‎ soğuk (cold, hostile) +‎ luk (noun forming suffix)

Noun

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belsoğukluğu (definite accusative belsoğukluğunu, uncountable)

  1. (pathology) gonorrhea

References

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  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN