لكلك

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic لقلق (laqlaq), but compare also Akkadian 𒀀𒊩𒄷 (/⁠laqlaqqu⁠/, “stork”) and Persian لک‌لک (lak-lak, “stork”).

Noun

لكلك • (leklek or leylek) (definite accusative لكلكی (lekleği, leyleği), plural لكلكلر (leklekler, leylekler))

  1. stork, any large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the family Ciconiidae

Derived terms

  • قره لكلك (kara leklek, “black stork”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: leylek
  • → Ukrainian: леле́ка (leléka)

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