елек

Bashkir

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yilik (bone marrow).

Cognate with Kyrgyz жилик (jilik), Southern Altai јилик (ǰilik), Uzbek ilik, Turkmen ýilik, Turkish ilik (bone marrow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jɪ̞ˈlɪ̞k]
  • Hyphenation: е‧лек

Noun

елек • (yelek)

  1. bone marrow

Declension

Bulgarian

елек

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یلك (yelek) (whence modern Turkish yelek). Doublet of жиле́тка (žilétka) (French borrowing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛˈlɛk]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

еле́к • (elék) m (diminutive еле́че)

  1. waistcoat (upper garment without sleeves)

Usage notes

Modern types of waistcoats (and vests in general) are usually referred to by the French loanword жилетка (žiletka). Елек is typically applied onto traditional garments.

Declension

References

  • елек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • елек”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Anagrams

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic ەلەك
Cyrillic елек
Latin elek

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *elgek (sieve).

Cognate with Bashkir иләк (ilək), Kyrgyz элек (elek) / элгек (elgek), Southern Altai элгек (elgek), Uzbek elak, Uyghur ئەگلەك (eglek), Khakas илгек (ilgek), Azerbaijani ələk, Turkish elek, Chuvash ала (ala, sieve), etc.

Noun

елек • (elek)

  1. sieve

Declension

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یلك (yelek).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛlɛk]

Noun

елек • (elek) m (diminutive елече)

  1. waistcoat, vest
  2. jelick

Declension

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