çöplük

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish چوپ (çöplük). Equivalent to çöp +‎ -lük.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃøpˈlyc/

Noun

çöplük (definite accusative çöplüğü, plural çöplükler)

  1. place to throw away trash or where trash goes, usually a landfill
  2. something to be thrown into the trash, something useless or worthless
  3. rathole
  4. (figurative) a place where arbitrary, unlimited authority is exercised
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