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bel.

waist

3 characters1 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbel/[ˈbɛl]

  1. waist

    Belini taş yapıya yaslamıştı.
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish بل (bel, “waist, loins”), from Proto-Turkic *bẹ̄l (“waist”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰃𐰠 (b²il² /⁠bél⁠/, “waist”).

noun/ˈbel/[ˈbɛl]

  1. mark, sign

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Turkic *bel-.

noun/ˈbel/[ˈbɛl]

  1. spade

    dated
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish بل (bel, “spade”), variant of بیل (bil), from Persian بیل (bil, “spade”).

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