بلوك

See also: بلوک‎ and پلوک‎

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • بولك‎ (bölük), بولوك‎ (bölük)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bȫlük (“part, fraction, section”), from *bȫl- (“to divide, separate, distinguish”); cognate with Azerbaijani bölük, Kazakh бөлік (bölık), Kyrgyz бөлүк (bölük), Southern Altai бӧлӱк (bölük), Tuvan бөлүк (bölük).

Noun

بلوك • (bölük)

  1. part, division, subdivision, fraction, section
  2. (military) company of infantry, commanded by a captain
  3. (military) squadron of cavalry, comprising two companies
  • بولمك‎ (bölmek, “to divide, separate”)
  • بولم‎ (bölüm, “division, portion”)
  • بولگه‎ (bölge, “region, area, zone”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: bölük
  • → Armenian: բոլուկ (boluk)
  • → Romanian: buluc

Further reading

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