uyluk

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اویلق (uyluk, “thigh”), from Common Turkic *udluk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ujˈɫuk/
• Hyphenation: uy‧luk

Noun

uyluk (definite accusative uyluğu, plural uyluklar)

1. thigh

   Synonym: but

Derived terms

• uyluk kemiği

Further reading

• “uyluk”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “uyluk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük