ایپلك

Old Anatolian Turkish

Etymology

Derived from اِیپْ (ip, string, thread, rope) [1]

Noun

اِیپْلِكْ • (iplik)

  1. fiber
  2. yarn, thread

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: iplik
  • Gagauz: iplik
  • Ottoman Turkish: ایپلك (iplik), ایپلیك (iplik)
    • Turkish: iplik
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: иплик
      Latin script: iplik

References

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “iplik”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • ایپلیك (iplik)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish اِیپْلِكْ (iplik, fiber; yarn, thread). By surface analysis, ایپ (ip, string, rope, cord) +‎ ـلك (lik).

Noun

ایپلك • (iplik) (definite accusative ایپلكی (ipliği), plural ایپلكلر (iplikler))

  1. fibre, a single piece of a vegetable or animal material, elongated and often twisted with other fibres to form thread
    Synonym: لیف (lif)
  2. thread, filament, a long, thin and flexible form of material, used in sewing, weaving or in the construction of string
    Synonyms: تل (tel), خیط (hayt)
  3. yarn, a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, used in crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, ropemaking, etc.

Derived terms

  • ایكنه ایپلك (iğne iplik, haberdashery; skin and bones)
  • ایپلك اكیرمك (iplik eğirmek, to spin yarn)
  • ایپلك ایپلك (iplik iplik, in fibers)
  • ایپلك بز (iplik bez, linen cloth of any kind)
  • ایپلك پنیری (iplik peniri, kind of cheese marked with threads)
  • ایپلك یوماغی (iplik yumağı, ball of yarn)
  • ایپلكجی (iplikci, dealer in threads)
  • ایپلكخانه (iplikhâne, spinning-mill)
  • ایپلكسز (ipliksiz, threadless)
  • ایپلكلندرمك (ipliklendirmek, to beat or wear into fibres)
  • ایپلكلنمك (ipliklenmek, to separate into fibres)
  • ایپلكلو (iplikli, fibrous)
  • ایپلیجك (iplicik, Guinea worm)
  • پاموق ایپلكی (pamuk ipliği, cotton yarn)
  • یوك ایپلك (yüñ iplik, woollen yarn)

Descendants

  • Turkish: iplik
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: иплик
    Latin script: iplik

Further reading