دیرسك

Ottoman Turkish

دیرسك

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tirsgek (“elbow”); cognate with Azerbaijani dirsək, Bashkir терһәк (terhäk), Kazakh тірсек (tırsek), Kyrgyz тирсек (tirsek), Turkmen tirsek and Uzbek tirsak.

Noun

دیرسك • (dirsek)

  1. elbow, the joint between the upper arm and the forearm
    Synonyms: آرنج‎ (arenc), مرفق‎ (mirfak), وارن‎ (varen)
  2. (by extension) any turn or bend like that of an elbow

Derived terms

  • ایت دیرسكی‎ (it dirseği, “stye on the eyelid”)
  • دیرسكلو‎ (dirsekli, “bent like an elbow”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: dirsek
  • → Armenian: տիրսէկ (tirsēk), թիսէք (tʿisēkʿ)

Further reading

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