بركه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic بُرْكَة (burka).

Noun

بركه • (bürke) (definite accusative بركه‌یی (bürkeyi), plural بركه‌لر (bürkeler))

  1. seagull, but especially the common gull, any medium-sized gull of the species Larus canus
    Synonym: مارتی (martı) (seagull)
Descendants
  • Turkish: bürke

Further reading

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic بِرْكَة (birka, “pool, tank”).

Noun

بركه • (birke) (definite accusative بركه‌یی (birkeyi), plural برك (birâk))

  1. pool, water tank, reservoir, any artifical basin for storing fresh water
    Synonym: حوض (havz, havuz)
  2. the part of a camel's chest that touches the ground when it kneels
Derived terms
  • بركهٔ لاجورد (birke-i lâciverd, “the sky”, literally “the lapis lazuli pool”)
Descendants

Further reading

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