یوكسك

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yüksek (high, elevated), a development of *yükse- (to elevate, to grow in height), from which یوكسلمك (yükselmek, to rise).

Adjective

یوكسك • (yüksek)

  1. high, tall, physically elevated, extending above a base or average level
    Synonyms: بلند (bülend), عالی (ʿali), یوجه (yüce)
Derived terms
  • یوكسك قوپمق (yüksek kopmak, to fall from a great height)
  • یوكسكدن اوچمق (yüksekden uçmak, to fly at a great height)
  • یوكسكلك (yükseklik, elevation)
  • یوكسلتمك (yükseltmek, to raise)
  • یوكسلمك (yükselmek, to rise)
Descendants
  • Turkish: yüksek

Further reading

Etymology 2

Noun

یوكسك • (yüksük)

  1. alternative spelling of یوكسوك (yüksük, thimble)

Further reading

  • Hindoglu, Artin (1838) “یوكسك”, in Hazine-i lûgat ou dictionnaire abrégé turc-français[6], Vienna: F. Beck, page 514a
  • Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “یوكسك”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum[7], Vienna, column 5629