كوتك

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from an Iranian word of the form kōt-ak, from which Persian کوتنگ (kotang, heavy stick); see Arabic كُذِين (kuḏīn, fuller’s beetle) for more.

Noun

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كوتك (kötek)

  1. cudgel, bat, a stout stick with a rounded head used as a weapon
    Synonyms: چوماق (çomak), صوپه (sopa)
  2. bastinado, a blow with a cudgel or stick, or a beating with sticks
    Synonyms: دكنك (değenek), صوپه (sopa), طیاق (dayak)

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