uçak

Meaning

aeroplane, airplane

Hyphenated as

u‧çak

Pronounced as (IPA)

[uˈtʃɑk]

Etymology

From uçmak (“to fly”). 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”).

Sentences

Havadan tohumlama için hangi uçak tipinin daha iyi olduğu konusunda çok fazla tartışma olmuştur.

There has been a lot of debate about which type of aircraft is better for aerial seeding.