kırkayak

Meaning

centipede, millipede

Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɯɾkɑˈjɑk/
Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قرق آیاق (kırk ayak, “centipede; millipede”); equivalent to kırk (“forty”) + ayak (“foot”).

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