Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish بوقاغی, from Proto-Turkic *bukagu (fetters, chain, string).

Compare Old Uyghur [script needed] (buqağu), Kazakh бұғау (būğau), Bashkir бығау (bığaw).

Noun

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bukağı (definite accusative bukağıyı, plural bukağılar)

  1. fetter
  2. hobble