توكوروك

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • توكرك (tükrük), توكروك (tükrük), توكورك (tükürük)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tüpkürük (“saliva”), a development of *tüpkür- (“to spit”). Cognate with Bashkir төкөрөк (tökörök) and Kumyk тюкюрюк (tükürük).

Noun

توكوروك • (tükürük) (definite accusative توكوروكی (tükürüğü), plural توكوروكلر (tükürükler))

  1. spit, spittle, gob, spawl, saliva which has been expelled from the mouth
    Synonyms: بزاق (buzak), تف (tuf)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: tükürük

Further reading

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