امجیك

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • امجك (emcek)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Common Turkic *emček (“breast; nipple”), a development of *em- (“to suck”).

cognates

Noun

امجیك • (emcik) (definite accusative امجیكی (emciği), plural امجیكلر (emcikler))

  1. teat, nipple, dug
    Synonyms: حلمه (haleme), خلف (hilf)
    امجیك باشی ― emcik başı ― the outer end of a teat
  • امزرمك (emzirmek, “to suckle”)
  • امزیك (emzik, “spout”)
  • اممك (emmek, “to suck”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: emcik

Further reading

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