ایپك

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yïpak (silk), a development of *yïp (string, cord, rope), whence ایپ (ip, string, cord, rope, line). Cognate with Azerbaijani ipək, Kazakh жібек (jıbek), Kyrgyz жибек (jibek), Salar yipek, Turkmen ýüpek, Uyghur يىپەك (yipek) and Uzbek ipak.

Noun

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ایپك (ipek)

  1. silk, a fine fiber excreted by the silkworm
    Synonyms: ابرشیم (ibrişim), حریر (harir), قز (kazz)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: ipek
  • Armenian: իփեկ (ipʻek)

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