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yedek.

auxiliary

5 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. auxiliary

  2. spare

    Yedek lastiği almaya unuttuğum o gün lastiğim patlamıştı.
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish یدك (yedek), from the obsolete verb yedmek (“to lead, tow”). Compare Old Turkic [script needed] (yet-, “to tow”). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (yetgek, “saddlebag, bundle”), Azerbaijani yedək, etc.

noun

  1. replacement

  2. spare, substitute

    O görev için bir yedeğimiz var.
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish یدك (yedek), from the obsolete verb yedmek (“to lead, tow”). Compare Old Turkic [script needed] (yet-, “to tow”). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (yetgek, “saddlebag, bundle”), Azerbaijani yedək, etc.

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