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لكلك

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Ottoman Turkish

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لكلك

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic لقلق (laqlaq), but compare also Akkadian 𒀀𒊩𒄷 (/⁠laqlaqqu⁠/, stork) and Persian لک‌لک (lak-lak, stork).

Noun

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لكلك (leklek or leylek) (definite accusative لكلكی (lekleği, leyleği), plural لكلكلر (leklekler, leylekler))

  1. stork, any large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the family Ciconiidae

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: leylek
  • Ukrainian: леле́ка (leléka)

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