Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تك توك (tek tük, here and there, now and then),[1][2] equivalent to tek (one, only, single) +‎ tük. Cognates with Azerbaijani tək-tük, Turkmen täk-tük.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtec.tyc/
  • Hyphenation: tek‧tük

Adjective

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tek tük

  1. sporadic, sparse, thin
    Synonyms: seyrek, az, aralıklı

Declension

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Adverb

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tek tük

  1. sporadically, sparsely
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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “تك توك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 580
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “تك توك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 392

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