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Karao
[edit]Noun
[edit]adak
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Turkic *atā- (“to give name, to make a promise, to affiance, to beckon”)[1] combined with the suffix -ak.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]adak (definite accusative adağı, plural adaklar)
- That which has been promised to be made an offering or that which has been made an offering as a sign of gratitude or for the purpose of making a wish come true; a sacrifice or ablation.
- Synonym: nezir
Declension
[edit]Inflection | ||
---|---|---|
Nominative | adak | |
Definite accusative | adağı | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | adak | adaklar |
Definite accusative | adağı | adakları |
Dative | adağa | adaklara |
Locative | adakta | adaklarda |
Ablative | adaktan | adaklardan |
Genitive | adağın | adakların |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “adak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu