Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خلوصكار (huluskâr). By surface analysis, hulus (purity of heart) +‎ -kâr (agent noun suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hu.lusˈcaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: hu‧lus‧kâr

Adjective

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huluskâr (archaic)

  1. pure-hearted

Declension

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Noun

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huluskâr (definite accusative huluskârı, plural huluskârlar) (archaic, figurative)

  1. sycophant, lackey
    Synonym: dalkavuk

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative huluskâr
Definite accusative huluskârı
Singular Plural
Nominative huluskâr huluskârlar
Definite accusative huluskârı huluskârları
Dative huluskâra huluskârlara
Locative huluskârda huluskârlarda
Ablative huluskârdan huluskârlardan
Genitive huluskârın huluskârların

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • huluskâr”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu