سیڭك

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

سیڭك

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *siŋek (“mosquito; fly”); cognate with Azerbaijani sinək, Chuvash шăна (šăna), Crimean Tatar sinek, Southern Altai сек (sek), Turkmen siňek and Tuvan сээк (seek).

Noun

سیڭك • (siñek)

  1. fly, any insect of the order Diptera
    Synonyms: ذباب‎ (zubab), مگس‎ (meges)
  2. ♣, clubs in card- and boardgames
    Synonym: اسپاتی‎ (ispati)

Coordinate terms

Suits in Ottoman Turkish · طاقیم‎ (takım) (layout · text)
قوپه‎ (kupa) اوریا‎ (orya) ماچه‎ (maça), كورك‎ (kürek) اسپاتی‎ (ispati), سیڭك (siñek)

Derived terms

  • آت سیڭكی‎ (at siñeği, “horsefly”)
  • اشك سیڭكی‎ (eşek siñeği, “gadfly”)
  • بوینوزلو سیڭك‎ (boynuzlu siñek, “stalk-eyed fly”)
  • سیوری سیڭك‎ (sivri siñek, “mosquito”)
  • سیڭكلتمك‎ (siñekletmek, “to make or let be infested by flies”)
  • سیڭكلك‎ (siñeklik, “flyswatter”)
  • سیڭكلو‎ (siñekli, “infested with flies”)
  • قره سیڭك‎ (kara siñek, “housefly”)
  • قورت سیڭكی‎ (kurt siñeği, “blowfly”)
  • گوك سیڭك‎ (gök siñek, “flesh fly”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: sinek

Further reading

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