yengeç

Meaning

crab (crustacean)

Concepts

crab

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crayfish

Synonyms

pavurya

çağanoz

Translations

crabe

🦀

Krabbe

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Krebs

cangrejo

🦀

caranguejo

🦀

granchio

🦀

cranc

🦀

krab

🦀

cranc

bernard-l’ermite

jaiba

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κάβουρας

καβούρι

cancer

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Pronounced as (IPA)

[jɛnˈɟɛtʃ]

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: ینكج

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ینكج (yengec, “crab”), from Proto-Turkic *yẹŋgeč (“crab”).