kürek
Meaning
- oar, paddle
- shovel
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/cy.ɾec/
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish كورك (kürek). By surface analysis, küre- + -ek, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *küre- (“to rake”). Cognate with Azerbaijani kürək.
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Sentences
Sal yavaş yavaş sallanmaya başlamıştı, neferler ön tarafta sahile doğru kürek çekiyorlardı.
Slowly the raft began to shake, the expeditionaries rowing towards the shore in the front.