ürkek

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اوركك (ürkek). By surface analysis, ürk- +‎ -ek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /yɾˈcec/
• Hyphenation: ür‧kek

Adjective

ürkek

1. timid
2. shy

   Synonym: çekingen

Derived terms

• ürkekçe
• ürkekleşmek
• ürkeklik

Further reading

• “ürkek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “ürkek”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı