kolluk

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish; By surface analysis, kol (“arm”) +‎ -luk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koɫˈɫuk/
  • Hyphenation: kol‧luk

Noun

kolluk (definite accusative kolluğu, plural kolluklar)

  1. cuff
  2. armband (worn by law enforcement officers)
  3. law enforcement (government apparatus)
    Hyponyms: polis, jandarma, zabıta

Declension

Declension of kolluk
singular plural
nominative kolluk kolluklar
definite accusative kolluğu kollukları
dative kolluğa kolluklara
locative kollukta kolluklarda
ablative kolluktan kolluklardan
genitive kolluğun kollukların

References

  • “kolluk”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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