چیلك

See also: چیلک

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • چلك (çilek), چیكلك (çiğelek)

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čiyelek, a blend of *čiye (“cherry”) and *yidgelek (“berry”), the latter a diminutive of *yidge (“jujube”).

    Cognates

    Compare Azerbaijani çiyələk, Chagatai چیلاك (čiläk), Kazakh жидек (jidek), Khakas чистек (çistek), Kumyk жиелек (jiyelek), Southern Altai јиилек (ǰiilek) and Tatar җиләк (ciläk) for similar formations.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [tʃilɛk]

    Noun

    چیلك • (çilek) (definite accusative چیلكی (çileği), plural چیلكلر (çilekler))

    1. strawberry, the sweet, usually red, edible fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria

    Derived terms

    • آغاج چیلكی (ağac çileği, “raspberry”)
    • چیلك فدانی (çilek fidanı, “strawberry plant”)
    • ایكده (iğde, “jujube”)
    • چیكدام (çiğdâm, çiğdem, “crocus”)

    Descendants

    • Turkish: çilek
    • → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܟ̰ܸܠܲܝܩܵܐ (čillayqa)
    • → Egyptian Arabic: شليك (šilēk) (archaic)
    • → Iraqi Arabic: شليك (šillēk)
    • → Kurdish:
      Northern Kurdish: çîlek
      Central Kurdish: چیلەک (çîlek)

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