tüfek
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Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish تفنك (tüfenk). Compare Karakhanid [script needed] (tüwek), a Turkic onomatopoeia attested in Dīwān Luḡāt at-Turk meaning a blowpipe shooting pebbles against birds.
Cognate with Turkmen tüpeň, Azerbaijani tüfəng, Nogai туьбек (tübek), etc.
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Noun edit
tüfek (definite accusative tüfeği, plural tüfekler)
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Further reading edit
- “tüfek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu