اركك

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ēr (“man”). From the same root are ار (er, “man”), اركن (ergen, “unmarried male”) and ارلك (erlik, “manhood, virility”).

Noun

اركك • (erkek)

  1. male, of humans and beasts
    Synonyms: ذكر (zeker), نر (ner)
    Antonym: دشی (dişi)
  2. the best-growing, best-flowering or best-fruited plant
  3. the best kind, of steel, metal etc.

Derived terms

  • ارككسی (erkeksi, “masculine”)
  • ارككلك (erkeklik, “manhood”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: erkek

Further reading

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