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uçak

Meaning

aeroplane, airplane

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
[uˈtʃɑk]
Etymology

By surface analysis, uç- + -ak. The word was coined during the Turkish language reform and was originally proposed to denote the concept 'airfield, airport'. However, it came to denote 'aircraft' instead, displacing the proposed coinage uçku (“airplane”).

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