el
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Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/el/
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ال (el), from Proto-Turkic *elig (“hand”), may be related to Proto-Turkic *ạl- (“to take”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰠𐰏 (elig), Uzbek ilik, Turkmen el, Gagauz el, Salar el, Southern Altai элӱ (elü, “wide finger”), Chuvash алӑ (ală), etc.
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Sentences
Öpülecek el ✋ ısırılmaz.
✋
The hand to be kissed is not bitten.
