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erkek.

male

5 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

adj/æɾˈcec/

  1. male

    masculine

  2. manly

  3. man of his word, trustable

Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish اركك (erkek), from Old Anatolian Turkish اركك (erkäk), from Proto-Turkic *ẹrkek ~ *hẹrkek (“male”). Compare Azerbaijani erkək, Gagauz erkek.

noun/æɾˈcec/

  1. male

    masculine

  2. man

  3. husband

Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish اركك (erkek), from Old Anatolian Turkish اركك (erkäk), from Proto-Turkic *ẹrkek ~ *hẹrkek (“male”). Compare Azerbaijani erkək, Gagauz erkek.

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