ایلیك

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yilik (“bone marrow”); cognate with Bashkir елек (yelek), Kyrgyz жилик (jilik), Southern Altai јилик (ǰilik), Turkmen ýilik, Uzbek ilik and Zazaki ilıg.

Noun

ایلیك • (ilik)

  1. bone marrow, the place where new blood cells are produced
    Synonym: مخ (muh)
Derived terms
  • ایلیكسز (iliksiz, “marrowless”)
  • ایلیكلو (ilikli, “containing marrow”)
Descendants
  • Turkish: ilik

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Etymology 2

This word evolved from the Proto-Turkic root *īl- (“to hang on, hold”), the same root of ایلمك (ilmek, “to tie loosely”); cognate with Azerbaijani ilgək, Turkmen aýlaw and Uzbek ilmoq.

Noun

ایلیك • (ilik)

  1. loop or eye for a button or hook on clothing
Derived terms
  • ایلیكسز (iliksiz, “loopless, eyeless”)
  • ایلیكلمك (iliklemek, “to loop, button”)
  • ایلیكلنمك (iliklenmek, “to be looped, buttoned”)
  • ایلیكلو (ilikli, “provided with loops”)
Descendants

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