yaka

Meaning

  1. collar
  2. side (of a district or geographical feature)
  3. edge of a sail

Frequency

C2
Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish یاقه (yaka), from Proto-Turkic *yaka (“collar; edge”) . Cognate with Old Uyghur [script needed] (jaqa, “collar”), Kazakh жаға (jağa, “collar”), Kyrgyz жака (jaka, “collar; shore, bank”),Uzbek yoqa (“collar; side; shore, bank”), Khakas чаға (çağa, “trousers/pants' belt; edge”), Yakut саҕа (sağa, “collar; edge”), etc.

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