gedik

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Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish گدك (gedik, “notch, gap; mountain pass”), from Proto-Turkic *kēt- (“to indent, notch, crack”). Cognate with Azerbaijani gədik. Note the Turkic borrowings: Northern Kurdish gêdûk, geydûk, Armenian Գյադուկ (Gyaduk).

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