tekerlek

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تكرلك (tekerlek), from Proto-Turkic *teker. Cognate with Kyrgyz тегерек (tegerek), Turkmen tegelek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /te.ceɾˈlec/, [t̟ʰe̞cʰæɾ̞ˈʎ̟e̞c]

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• Rhymes: -ec
• Hyphenation: te‧ker‧lek

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Noun

tekerlek (definite accusative tekerleği, plural tekerlekler)

1. wheel (a circular device facilitating movement or transportation)
2. (slang, offensive) a gay man

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Derived terms

• teker
• tekerlekli

Further reading

• “tekerlek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu