اولق

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • الوق (oluk), اولوق (oluk)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *oluk (hollowed-out tree); cognate with Bashkir улаҡ (ulaq), Nogai олык (olık) and Tatar улак (ulaq).

Noun

اولق (oluk)

  1. gutter, a channel intended for the drainage of water
  2. downspout, a spout by which rain runs from a roof
    Synonym: میزاب (mizab)
  3. carpenter's gouge, a chisel for scooping channels or grooves

Derived terms

  • آغاج اولق (ağac oluk, wooden spout)
  • آلتون اولق (altun oluk, gold spout)
  • اولقلو (oluklu, channeled)

Descendants

  • Turkish: oluk
  • Bulgarian: олу́к (olúk)
  • Greek: λούκι (loúki)
  • Macedonian: олук (oluk)
  • Romanian: oluc, uluc
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: о̀лук
    Latin: òluk

Further reading

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