اكه

See also: اگه

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish اَكَكِی (ägägi), a derivation from Proto-Turkic *ẹ̄ke- (file). Cognate with Azerbaijani əyə, Bashkir игәү (igəw), Kazakh егеу (egeu), Kyrgyz өгөө (ögöö), Southern Altai эгӱ (egü), Turkmen ige, Uyghur ئېكەك (ëkek) and Uzbek egov.

Noun

اگه • (eğe)

  1. rasp, file, a hand tool used for removing sharp edges or for cutting
    Synonyms: تورپو (törpü), راسپه (raspa), سوهان (suhan), مبرد (mibred)
  2. (anatomy) rib
    Synonym: قبورغه (kaburga)

Derived terms

  • اگه‌جی (eğeci, maker or seller of files)
  • اگه‌لتمك (eğeletmek, to make or let be filed)
  • اگه‌لمك (eğelemek, to file)
  • اگه‌لنمك (eğelenmek, to be filed)

Descendants

  • Turkish: eğe, eğeği
  • Armenian: էյէ (ēyē)Constantinople

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