اوزدك

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish اوزدك (özdek, “tree trunk”), a development of اوز (öz, “pith; kernel; gist”).

Noun

اوزدك • (özdek) (definite accusative اوزدكی (özdeği), plural اوزدكلر (özdekler))

  1. (botany) trunk, the more or less upright part of a tree, between the roots and the branches
    Synonyms: تنه (tene), جذع (cizʼ), كوكده (göğde, gövde)
  2. (botany) stem, stalk, culm, haulm, the above-ground axis of a vascular plant, opposite to the root
    Synonyms: ساق (sak), صاپ (sap)

Derived terms

  • اوزدكلتمك (özdekletmek, “to make or let glean”)
  • اوزدكلمك (özdeklemek, “to glean”)
  • اوز (öz, “pith, essence, marrow”)
  • اوزدن (özden, “pancreas, sweetbread”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: özdek

Further reading

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