بكارت

See also: بکارت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَكَارَة (bakāra, “virginity”).

Noun

بكارت • (bekâret) (definite accusative بكارتی (bekâreti), plural بكارتلر (bekâretler))

  1. (unisex) virginity, maidenhood, the state or characteristic of being a virgin or a maiden
    Synonyms: بكر (bikr, bikir), قیزلق (kızlık)
  2. hymen, maidenhead, a membrane which occludes the vaginal opening in human females
    Synonyms: بكر (bikr, bikir), قیزلق (kızlık)

Descendants

  • Turkish: bekâret

Further reading

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