terek

See also: Terek and térek

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *dẹrek (poplar, tree).

Noun

terek

  1. tree
    Synonym: ağaç

Declension

Declension of terek
singular plural
nominative terek terekler
genitive terekniñ tereklerniñ
dative terekke tereklerge
accusative terekni tereklerni
locative terekte tereklerde
ablative terekten tereklerden

Derived terms

  • terekli
  • tereklik

References

Hungarian

Etymology

tér +‎ -ek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtɛrɛk]
  • Hyphenation: te‧rek

Noun

terek

  1. nominative plural of tér

Anagrams

Tatar

Adjective

terek

  1. alive

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *tẹrek (poplar, tree). Iranian origin is quite improbable.[1]

Noun

terek

  1. (dialectal) tree
    Synonym: ağaç

References

  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*dẹrek”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish ترك (terek), from Old Anatolian Turkish ترك (terek). The ultimate origin is uncertain.[1] Perhaps from termek, dermek (to collect; to arrange).[2][3]

Alternative forms

Noun

terek

  1. (dialectal) shelf
    Synonyms: raf, sergen
  2. (dialectal) cupboard
    Synonym: dolap

References

  1. ^ Eren, Hasan (1999) “terek”, in Türk Dilinin Etimolojik Sözlüğü [Etymological Dictionary of the Turkish Language]‎[2] (in Turkish), Ankara: Bizim Büro Basım Evi, page 404b
  2. ^ Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “derek”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume II, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1170b
  3. ^ Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “terek”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume V, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4750b

Further reading

  • terek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
  • terek”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982
  • Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “terek”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı