قیراك
Ottoman Turkish
Alternative forms
- قیراق (kırak)
Etymology
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Noun
قیراك • (kırañ)
- (hydrology) an edge of river, lake, or sea; coast, shore, riverbank, seaside, riverside
- Synonym: قیی (kıyı)
- edge, border
- vicinity, surroundings
- Synonym: چوره (çevre)
- horizon
Descendants
- Turkish: kıran, kırak
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قیراق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1505