azaski

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Laz აძაწკი (ażaǯǩi), აძანძგი (ażanżgi), აზჲატსკი (azyaťsǩi), from Russian азиа́тский (aziátskij, “Asian”).

Noun

azaski (definite accusative azaskiyi, plural azaskiler) (dialectal)

  1. (Artvin, Rize) men's black narrow knee-length boots made of soft leather, having a foldable, accordion-like section
    Alternative forms: azıski (Trabzon), aceska (Ordu), acıska (Ordu), aceske (Ordu)
    Hyponym: çizme
  2. (Samsun) boot tree

References

  • “azaski”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), 2nd edition, volume I, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963, page 435b
  • Artvinli, Taner (2022), “azaski”, in Artvin Etimoloji Sözlüğü (in Turkish), Istanbul: Telemak Kitap, →ISBN, page 77ab, derives from Laz and is unaware of the ultimate origin
  • Öztürk, Özhan (2005), “aceska, acıska, aceske”, in Karadeniz: Ansiklopedik Sözlük [Black Sea: Encyclopaedic Dictionary]‎[1] (in Turkish), volume I, Istanbul: Heyamola Yayınları, page 13a
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