dalkavuk

Turkish

Etymology

Perhaps from dal- +‎ kavuk (“caouk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daɫ.kaˈvuk/

Noun

dalkavuk (definite accusative dalkavuğu, plural dalkavuklar)

1. sycophant, lackey

   Synonym: şaklaban

2. (historical) jester

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	dalkavuk
Definite accusative	dalkavuğu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dalkavuk	dalkavuklar
Definite accusative	dalkavuğu	dalkavukları
Dative	dalkavuğa	dalkavuklara
Locative	dalkavukta	dalkavuklarda
Ablative	dalkavuktan	dalkavuklardan
Genitive	dalkavuğun	dalkavukların

Derived terms

• dalkavukça
• dalkavuklaşmak
• dalkavukluk

 

Further reading

• “dalkavuk”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “dalkavuk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük