tomruk

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طومروق (tomruk, “log”), itself from Proto-Turkic *tomuruk (“bud; log”). Cognate to Gagauz toomruk.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tom‧ruk

Noun

tomruk (definite accusative tomruğu, plural tomruklar)

1. log, the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches
2. chain and log fastened to a culprit's leg, a kind of wooden fetter
3. (botany) bud, a newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded

   Synonym: tomurcuk

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	tomruk
Definite accusative	tomruğu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	tomruk	tomruklar
Definite accusative	tomruğu	tomrukları
Dative	tomruğa	tomruklara
Locative	tomrukta	tomruklarda
Ablative	tomruktan	tomruklardan
Genitive	tomruğun	tomrukların

Derived terms

• tomruğa atmak
• tomruğa vermek
• tomruk ağası
• tomrukçu
• tomruklamak
• tomruklanmak

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “tomruk1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4859
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tomruk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük