Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایكی بوكلوم (iki büklüm),[1][2] from ایكی (iki) and بوكلوم (büklüm),[3] equivalent to iki (two) +‎ büklüm (fold, pleat), from bükmek.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /iˈci.byc.lym/
  • Hyphenation: i‧ki‧bük‧lüm

Adjective

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iki büklüm

  1. (figuratively) (of a person) doubled up, stooped, hunched

Declension

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Adverb

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iki büklüm

  1. (figuratively) In a doubled up, stooped position.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “ایكی بوكلوم”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 291
  2. ^ Şemseddin Sâmi (1899–1901) “ایكی بوكلوم”, in قاموس تركی [kamus-ı türki] (in Ottoman Turkish), Constantinople: İkdam Matbaası, page 317
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “büklüm”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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