gevşek

Meaning

  1. loose, slack
  2. flaccid
  3. sloppy, lax

Frequency

C2
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish گوشك (gevşek, “loose, slack”), itself from Proto-Common Turkic *geŋşek (“loose, slack”), from the same root of gevşemek (“to unwind, relax”).

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