ipək

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (yipek). Probably a derivation of Proto-Turkic *yip (“thread”). Cognate with Turkish ipek, Turkmen ýüpek, Uzbek ipak, Kazakh жібек (jibek), Kyrgyz жибек (cibek).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [iˈpæk], [iˈpæj]
  • Hyphenation: i‧pək

Noun

ipək (definite accusative ipəyi, plural ipəklər)

  1. silk

Declension

Derived terms

  • İpək Yolu (“Silk Road”)

Further reading

  • ipək in Obastan, Azerbaijani online dictionaries
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