چیلك

See also: چیلک

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • چلك (çilek), چیكلك (çiğelek)

Etymology

Blend of Proto-Turkic *čiye (“cherry”) and *yegelek (“berry”). Compare Azerbaijani çiyələk, Chagatai چیلاك (čiläk), Kazakh жидек (jidek), Khakas чистек (çistek), Kumyk жиелек (jiyelek), Southern Altai јиилек (ǰiilek) and Tatar җиләк (ciläk) for similar formations.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tʃilɛk]

Noun

چیلك • (çilek) (definite accusative چیلكی (çileği), plural چیلكلر (çilekler))

  1. strawberry, the sweet, usually red, edible fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria

Derived terms

  • آغاج چیلكی (ağac çileği, “raspberry”)
  • چیلك فدانی (çilek fidanı, “strawberry plant”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: çilek
  • → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܟ̰ܸܠܲܝܩܵܐ (čillayqa)
  • → Egyptian Arabic: شليك (šilēk) (archaic)
  • → Iraqi Arabic: شليك (šillēk)
  • → Kurdish:
    Northern Kurdish: çîlek
    Central Kurdish: چیلەک (çîlek)

Further reading

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