سركه

See also: سرکه

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (sirke, vinegar), from Proto-Turkic *sirke (vinegar).

Noun

سركه • (sirke) (definite accusative سركه‌یی (sirkeyi), plural سركه‌لر (sirkeler))

  1. vinegar, a sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol typically used as a condiment or preservative
    Synonym: خل (hall)
Derived terms
  • سركنجبین (sirkencübin, oxymel, acetomel)
  • سركه ابرو (sirke ebru, morose, crabbed)
  • سركه شیشه‌سی (sirke şişesi, cruet, caster)
  • سركه قابی (sirke kabı, vinegar container)
  • سركه كبی (sirke gibi, vinegary)
  • سركه‌جی (sirkeci, vinegar vendor)
  • سركه‌دان (sirkedân, vinegar container)
  • سركه‌لك (sirkelik, cruet, caster)
  • سركه‌لنمك (sirkelenmek, to become vinegar)
  • سركه‌لو (sirkeli, vinegary)
  • قورشون سركه‌سی (kurşun sirkesi, lead acetate)
  • كل سركه‌سی (gül sirkesi, pink vinegar)
Descendants
  • Turkish: sirke
  • Armenian: սիրքէ (sirkʻē)
  • Serbo-Croatian: sìrće / сѝрће

Further reading

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (sirke, nit), from Proto-Turkic *sirke (nit).

Noun

سركه • (sirke) (definite accusative سركه‌یی (sirkeyi), plural سركه‌لر (sirkeler))

  1. nit, the egg of a louse which sticks to the fur of an animal or the hair of a person
    Synonym: یاوشاق (yavşak)
Descendants

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