kızak
Turkish
editEtymology
editInherited from Ottoman Turkish قیزاق (kızak), itself from Proto-Turkic *kïŕak (“sledge, sleigh; skate”); cognate with Azerbaijani xizək.
Pronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: kı‧zak
Noun
editkızak (definite accusative kızağı, plural kızaklar)
- sledge, sled, sleigh, every wheelless vehicle which moves over snow, ice, grass or ground
- (nautical) cradle, a framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or rollers, used to support, lift, carry, or launch ships or other vessels
Declension
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editFurther reading
edit- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “kızak1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2657
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kızak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük