delik.
punctured, pierced
Meaning & usage
punctured, pierced
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دلیك (delik, “a hole, an opening”), derived from Ottoman Turkish دلمك (delmek, “to make a hole into or through, to pierce”), from Proto-Turkic *tel- (“to pierce, to bore through”). Morphologically del- + -ik. Cognate of Azerbaijani dəlik.
a narrow opening; a hole, puncture, orifice
a narrow, small pit
a small burrow (a small animal's nest, typically in the ground)
jail; a prison cell
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دلیك (delik, “a hole, an opening”), derived from Ottoman Turkish دلمك (delmek, “to make a hole into or through, to pierce”), from Proto-Turkic *tel- (“to pierce, to bore through”). Morphologically del- + -ik. Cognate of Azerbaijani dəlik.
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