tükürük

Meaning

spit, spittle, gob, spawl, saliva which has been expelled from the mouth

Concepts

spittle

saliva

spit

expectorate

drool

spettle

salivary

Spit

hockle

Synonyms

salya

tükürük salgılayan

Translations

salive

saliva

saliva

Speichel

speeksel

saliva

saliva

saliva

Spucke

σάλιο

crachat

σίελος

salivaire

بُزَاق

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ty.cy.ˈɾyc/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: توكوروك

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish توكوروك (tükürük, “spit”), itself from Proto-Turkic *tüpkürük (“saliva”). Related to tükürmek (“to spit”).