یدك

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

According to Nishanyan, from Proto-Turkic *yẹ̄tgek (“saddlebag, bundle”), a derivation from *yẹ̄t- (“to tow”), whence یدمك (yedmek, “to tow, lead, tug”); on the other hand, Clauson suggests a derivation from an original root *yẹ̄tek,[1] rather than a secondary formation from the verb. Cognate with Azerbaijani yedək.

Adjective

یدك • (yedek)

  1. towed, led, tugged, that has been pulled using a rope, chain, or halter
  2. spare, stored and set aside for possible future use or for an emergency

Noun

یدك • (yedek) (definite accusative یدكی (yedeği), plural یدكلر (yedekler))

  1. whole hide used as a receptacle for butter, tallow, or other products
  2. towing, leading, the act by which something is towed by a rein or halter
  3. reserve beast led on a journey or a ship, boat, or other watercraft in tow

Derived terms

  • یدك آتی (yedek atı, “spare horse”)
  • یدك ایپی (yedek ipi, “towline”)
  • یدكجی (yedekci, “man who leads a spare horse”)
  • یدكدش (yedekdaş, “mate, consort”)
  • یدكلو (yedekli, “in lead, in tow”)
  • یدكه آلمق (yedeğe almak, “to take in tow”)
  • یدكه بینمك (yedeğe binmek, “to mount one's spare horse”)
  • یدكه ویرمك (yedeğe virmek, “to make or let be towed”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: yedek
  • → Persian: یدکی (yadaki)
  • → Romanian: edec
  • → Serbo-Croatian: jèdek, јѐдек

References

  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “yé:tek”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 884

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