bilekçe
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Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish بیلكچه (bilekçe, “pastern; handcuffs”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: bi‧lek‧çe
Noun
[edit]bilekçe (definite accusative bilekçeyi, plural bilekçeler)
- handcuffs, a fastening consisting of two metal rings
- Synonym: kelepçe
- bracelet, wristband, a band worn around the wrist
- Synonym: bileklik
- pastern, the part of a horse's leg between the fetlock joint and the hoof
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “bilekçe”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 605