سولوك

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • سولك (sülük)

Etymology

Usually derived from Persian زالو (zâlu), زروک (zoruk, “leech”), but the Turkish form needs to be explained in terms of sound. Alternatively, inherited from Proto-Turkic *sül- (“leech”); cognate with Bashkir һөлөк (hölök), Kazakh сүлік (sülık), Kyrgyz сүлүк (sülük), Tatar сөлек (sölek), Turkmen sülük, Uyghur سۈلۈك (sülük) and Uzbek zuluk.

Noun

سولوك • (sülük) (definite accusative سولوكی (sülüğü), plural سولوكلر (sülükler))

  1. leech, any blood-sucking annelid of the class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis
    Synonyms: زالو (zalu), علقه (ʼalaka)

Derived terms

  • اشك سولوكی (eşek sülüğü, “horse-leech”)
  • سولوك قویمق (sülük koymak, “to apply leeches”)
  • سولوك یاپشدرمق (sülük yapışdırmak, “to apply leeches”)
  • سولوكجی (sülükcü, “leech-fisher”)
  • سولوكلو (sülüklü, “abounding in leeches”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: sülük
  • → Albanian: suluk
  • → Armenian: սիւլիւկ (siwliwk)

Further reading

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