jedek

See also: Jedek

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یدك (yedek) (compare Turkish yedek).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jědek/
  • Hyphenation: je‧dek

Noun

jèdek m anim or m inan (Cyrillic spelling јѐдек) (regional)

  1. (animate) parade horse
  2. (inanimate) halter rope, rope by which a horse is tied or led
  3. (inanimate) mooring rope, rope by which a boat is tied
  4. (inanimate) tug of war
  5. (inanimate) spare or reserve part of some equipment
  6. (rare, inanimate) equipment, gear, kit in general

References

  • “jedek”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  • Pero Budmani, editor (1892–1897), “jèdek”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika‎[1] (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 4, Zagreb: JAZU, page 525
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