بوداق

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Ottoman Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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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

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Descendants

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

Further reading

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