böcek

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bȫgček.

böcek (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. bug, insect

• “böcek”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بوجك (böcek), from Proto-Turkic *bȫgček. Equivalent to böğ (“camel spider”) +‎ -cik (diminutive suffix).

• IPA^(key): /bøˈdʒec/

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• Hyphenation: bö‧cek

böcek (definite accusative böceği, plural böcekler)

1. bug, insect

   Synonyms: haşere, böcü

   Yemeğimde böcek var! ― There's a bug in my food!

2. (colloquial) any small invertebrate animal (such as worms, larvae and slugs)
3. (dated, cooking) shellfish
4. spiny lobster, rock lobster
5. bug (A concealed electronic eavesdropping or intercept device)

   Synonym: dinleme cihazı

6. bug (A small and usually invisible file (traditionally a single-pixel image) on a World Wide Web page, primarily used to track users.)
7. (computing) bug (A problem that needs fixing.)
8. (historical) a member of the secret police in the Ottoman Empire

• “böcek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “böcek”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “böcek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük