بادمجك

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From بادم (badem, “almond”) +‎ ـجك (-cık, -cük, diminutive suffix).

Noun

بادمجك • (bademcik)

  1. (anatomy) tonsil, one of the two small masses of lymphoid tissue at the back of the throat

Derived terms

  • بادمجك چیقارمق (bademcik çıkarmak, “to remove the tonsils”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: bademcik

Further reading

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