صولوق

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • صولق (soluk)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *soglïk (“breath”), from *soglï- (“to breathe”), the same root of صولومق (solumak, “to breathe”); cognate with Azerbaijani soluq.

Noun

صولوق • (soluk)

  1. breath, the act or process of breathing
    Synonyms: دم (dam), نفس (nefes)
  2. pant, gasp, a violent or stertorous breath

Derived terms

  • صولوقلانمق (soluklanmak, “to take breath”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: soluk
  • → Armenian: սոլուխ (solux)

Further reading

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