kavuk

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قاوق (kavuk). The second sense is due to contamination with kovuk (“hollow, empty”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈvuk/

Noun

kavuk (definite accusative kavuğu, plural kavuklar)

  1. caouk
  2. (dialectal) something hollow
  3. (anatomy) urinary bladder
    Synonyms: idrar kesesi, idrar torbası, mesane, sidik kesesi, sidik torbası

Declension

Declension of kavuk
singular plural
nominative kavuk kavuklar
definite accusative kavuğu kavukları
dative kavuğa kavuklara
locative kavukta kavuklarda
ablative kavuktan kavuklardan
genitive kavuğun kavukların

Derived terms

  • kavuk sallamak
  • kavukçu
  • kavuklu
  • kavukluk
  • kavuksuz

Further reading

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