یورك

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yürek (“heart”); cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (yüräk), Azerbaijani ürək, Bashkir йөрәк (yöräk), Kazakh жүрек (jürek), Kyrgyz жүрөк (jürök), Turkmen ýürek, Uyghur يۈرەك‎ (yürek), Uzbek yurak and Yakut сүрэх (süreq).

• IPA^(key): /jyˈɾɛc/

یورك • (yürek)

1. heart, a muscular organ that pumps blood through the body

   Synonyms: قلب‎ (kalb), گوڭل‎ (göñül)

2. (fuguratively) spirit, courage, determination, fearlessness
3. (by extension) stomach or bowels

• Turkish: yürek
• → Ladino: yurek

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