ilk
Meaning
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- first
- pristine (pertaining to the earliest state of something)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ilc/
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish الك (ilk, “first, firstly, in the first place”), from Proto-Turkic *il(i)k (“first”). Cognate of Old Turkic 𐰃𐰠𐰚 (ilk, “first”), Karakhanid اِلْكْ (ilk, “first, firstly”), and Bashkir элек (elek, “before, earlier, ago”).
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Sentences
Sizi sergiye ilk 1st geldiğiniz günden beri hatırlıyorum.
1st
I remember you from the day you first came to the exhibition.
Bu Sırbistan'ın ilk 1st maç günüydü.
1st
That was Serbia's first match day.
Hayatın ilk 1st yılları Şirvan'da gizlenerek geçti .
1st
The first years of life were spent hiding in Şirvan.
Inter katıldığı üçüncü 3rd finalde ilk 1st kez ⌚ kaybetti.
3rd
1st
⌚
Inter lost for the first time in their third final.