بلكو

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bilegü (hone, whetstone), a development of *bile- (to sharpen), from which بیله‌مك (bilemek, to sharpen, hone); cognate with Azerbaijani bülöv and Turkmen bilew.

Alternative forms

  • بیلگو (bileği), بیله‌گی (bileği)

Noun

بلگو • (bileği, bileğü)

  1. hone, whetstone, any stone used to sharpen an edged tool
    Synonyms: افسان (efsan), مسن (misenn), میقعه (mikaʿa)
Descendants
  • Turkish: bileği
  • Armenian: պիլէյի (pilēyi)Constantinople
  • Laz: ბილევი (bilevi)

Further reading

Etymology 2

From بلمك (bilmek, to know).

Noun

بلگو • (bilgi, bilgü)

  1. knowledge
Alternative forms
  • بیلگو, بلگی
Derived terms
  • بیلگولو (bilgili)
  • بیلگولك (bilgilik)
Descendants
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