یلپیك

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yelpik (fan; difficulty in breathing), a derivation from *yelpi- (to flap, shake, fan).[1] Cognate with Azerbaijani yelpik.

Noun

یلپیك • (yelpik) (definite accusative یلپیكی (yelpiği), plural یلپیكلر (yelpikler))

  1. (pathology) asthma, a long-term respiratory condition, in which the airways may unexpectedly and suddenly narrow
    Synonym: نفس طارلغی (nefes darlığı)

Derived terms

  • یلپیك اولمق (yelpik olmak, to suffer from asthma)

Descendants

  • Turkish: yelpik

References

  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “yélpik”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 920

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