mercimek
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish مرجمك, from Persian مرجمک (marjomak), vulgarized from مردمك (merdümek) and مردمک (mardomak) respectively.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mercimek (definite accusative mercimeği, plural mercimekler)
- The lentil plant (Lens culinaris), or the seeds of this plant used as food.
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References edit
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “مرجمك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1147
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mercimek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading edit
- “mercimek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu