كوبك

See also: كوپك

Ottoman Turkish

كوبك

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *gȫpek (“navel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟø.bec/

Noun

كوبك • (göbek)

  1. navel, bellybutton, the indentation or bump on the abdomen
    Synonyms: سره (sürre), ناف (naf) — literary
  2. boss, the convex and rounded projection in the centre of a shield
  3. core, the central part of a fruit, containing the kernels or seeds
  4. (figuratively) generation, a rank or degree in genealogy
    Synonym: نسل (nesl)

Derived terms

  • تاوان كوبكی (tavan göbeği, “the central boss of a ceiling”)
  • قادین كوبكی (kadın göbeği, “kind of shortcake”)
  • قوزی كوبكی (kuzu göbeği, “morel”)
  • كوبك توتون (göbek tütün, “tobacco from the heart of a plant”)
  • كوبك دوشمه‌سی (göbek düşmesi, “umbilical hernia”)
  • كوبك طاشی (göbek taşı, “large table in a hammam”)
  • كوبكلنمك (göbeklenmek, “to form a core (of plants)”)
  • كوبكلو (göbekli, “naveled”)
  • كوبكنی كسمك (göbegini kesmek, “to cut the umbilical cord”)

Descendants

  • Gagauz: göbek
  • Turkish: göbek
  • → Armenian: կէօպէկ (kēōpēk)

Further reading

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