دیرسك

Ottoman Turkish

دیرسك

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tirsgek (elbow); cognate with Azerbaijani dirsək, Bashkir терһәк (terhək), Kazakh тірсек (tırsek), Kyrgyz тирсек (tirsek), Turkmen tirsek and Uzbek tirsak.

Noun

دیرسك • (dirsek)

  1. elbow, the joint between the upper arm and the forearm
    Synonyms: آرنج (arenc), مرفق (mirfak), وارن (varen)
  2. (by extension) any turn or bend like that of an elbow

Derived terms

  • ایت دیرسكی (it dirseği, stye on the eyelid)
  • دیرسكلو (dirsekli, bent like an elbow)
  • دیرسكه طیانمق (dirseğe dayanmak, to lean on one's elbow)

Descendants

  • Turkish: dirsek
  • Armenian: տիրսէկ (tirsēk), թիսէք (tʻisēkʻ)

Further reading

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