بلوك

See also: بلوک and پلوک

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • بولك (bölük), بولوك (bölük)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bȫlük (part, fraction, section), from *bȫl- (to divide, separate, distinguish); cognate with Azerbaijani bölük, Kazakh бөлік (bölık), Kyrgyz бөлүк (bölük), Southern Altai бӧлӱк (bölük), Tuvan бөлүк (bölük).

Noun

بلوك (bölük)

  1. part, division, subdivision, fraction, section
  2. (military) company of infantry, commanded by a captain
  3. (military) squadron of cavalry, comprising two companies
  • بولمك (bölmek, to divide, separate)
  • بولم (bölüm, division, portion)
  • بولگه (bölge, region, area, zone)

Descendants

  • Turkish: bölük
  • Armenian: բոլուկ (boluk)
  • Romanian: buluc

Further reading

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