بوداق

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *būta-k (branch), analyzable as from Proto-Turkic *būta- (branch; to cut branches, prune) + ـاق (-ak, noun and adjective diminutive suffix). See also بودامق (budamak, to lop, prune).

Noun

بوداق • (budak)

  1. (botany) shoot in a tree that will become a branch
  2. branch, the woody part of a tree arising from the trunk
    Synonyms: دال (dal), شاخ (şah), غصن (ğasn)
  3. broken stump of a branch
  4. gnarl out of which many shoots spring, knot in wood
    Synonym: بوتراق (boturak)

Derived terms

  • بوداقسز (budaksız, branchless)
  • بوداقلانمق (budaklanmak, to branch, tillow)
  • بوداقلو (budaklı, budaklu, furnished with shoots or gnarls)
  • دیش بوداق (diş budak, ash tree)

Descendants

  • Turkish: budak
  • Armenian: պուտախ (putax)
  • Serbo-Croatian: budak

Further reading

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