Bashkir

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *yilik (bone marrow).

Cognate with Kyrgyz жилик (jilik), Southern Altai јилик (ǰilik), Uzbek ilik, Turkmen ýilik, Turkish ilik (bone marrow).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [jɪ̞ˈlɪ̞k]
  • Hyphenation: е‧лек

Noun

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елек (yelek)

  1. bone marrow

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Bulgarian

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елек

Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یلك (yelek) (whence modern Turkish yelek). Doublet of жиле́тка (žilétka) (French borrowing).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ɛˈlɛk]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

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еле́к (elékm (diminutive еле́че)

  1. waistcoat (upper garment without sleeves)

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Modern types of waistcoats (and vests in general) are usually referred to by the French loanword жилетка (žiletka). Елек is typically applied onto traditional garments.

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References

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  • елек”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • елек”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

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Kazakh

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Alternative scripts
Arabic ەلەك
Cyrillic елек
Latin elek

Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *elgek (sieve).

Cognate with Bashkir иләк (ilək), Kyrgyz элек (elek) / элгек (elgek), Southern Altai элгек (elgek), Uzbek elak, Uyghur ئەلگەك (elgek), Khakas илгек (ilgek), Azerbaijani ələk, Turkish elek, Chuvash ала (ala, sieve), etc.

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елек (elek)

  1. sieve

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یلك (yelek).

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Noun

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елек (elekm (diminutive елече)

  1. waistcoat, vest
  2. jelick

Declension

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