terek

See also: Terek and térek

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *dẹrek (“poplar, tree”).

Noun

terek

1. tree

   Synonym: ağaç

Declension

Declension of terek

	singular	plural
nominative	terek	terekler
genitive	terekniñ	tereklerniñ
dative	terekke	tereklerge
accusative	terekni	tereklerni
locative	terekte	tereklerde
ablative	terekten	tereklerden

Derived terms

• terekli
• tereklik

References

• “terek”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Hungarian

Etymology

tér +‎ -ek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛrɛk]
• Hyphenation: te‧rek

Noun

terek

1. nominative plural of tér

Anagrams

• keret, retek, retke, teker

Tatar

Adjective

terek

1. alive

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *tẹrek (“poplar, tree”). Iranian origin is quite improbable.

Noun

terek

1. (dialectal) tree

   Synonym: ağaç

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish ترك (terek), from Old Anatolian Turkish ترك (terek). The ultimate origin is uncertain. Perhaps from termek, dermek (“to collect; to arrange”).

Alternative forms

• derek, telek

Noun

terek

1. (dialectal) shelf

   Synonyms: raf, sergen

2. (dialectal) cupboard

   Synonym: dolap

Further reading

• “terek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• “terek”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “terek”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı