gırtlak
Turkish
editEtymology
editThis form is only found in Western Oghuz languages, from Proto-Turkic *gekirdek (“throat, thrachea, cartilage”). Cognate with Azerbaijani qırtlaq, Kyrgyz кекиртек (kekirtek). Compare also Bashkir кигерләк (kigerläk; dialectal).
Noun
editgırtlak (definite accusative gırtlağı, plural gırtlaklar)
- (anatomy) larynx (the organ)
- Throat singing (in some contexts)
Declension
editReferences
editStarostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*gekirdek”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill