زهرلك
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Ottoman Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From زهر (zehr, zehir, “poison, venom”) + ـلك (lik, “-ness”).
Noun[edit]
زهرلك • (zehirlik)
- toxicity, the state of being toxic
- poison bag in a venomous animal
- bribe given to a judge or functionary
Further reading[edit]
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “zehirlik”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5448
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “زهرلك”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1020