kavuk
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قاوق (kavuk). The second sense is due to contamination with kovuk (“hollow, empty”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kavuk (definite accusative kavuğu, plural kavuklar)
- caouk
- (dialectal) something hollow
- (anatomy) urinary bladder
- Synonyms: idrar kesesi, idrar torbası, mesane, sidik kesesi, sidik torbası
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kavuk | kavuklar |
| definite accusative | kavuğu | kavukları |
| dative | kavuğa | kavuklara |
| locative | kavukta | kavuklarda |
| ablative | kavuktan | kavuklardan |
| genitive | kavuğun | kavukların |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “kavuk”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kavuk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük