باشاق

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From باش (baş, head) + ـاق (-ak, noun and adjective diminutive suffix).

Noun

باشاق (başak)

  1. (botany) ear of corn, spike
  2. (in harvesting) fallen or left behind ear of corn in a field
  3. small, straggling bunch of grapes or dates left on the tree after the fruit is gathered

Derived terms

  • باشاقجی (başakcı, gleaner)
  • باشاقسز (başaksız, earless, spikeless)
  • باشاقلو (başaklı, eared; with gleanings left)
  • باشاكلنمق (başaklanmak, to come into ear, to ear)

Descendants

  • Turkish: başak

Further reading

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