çekirdek

Meaning

  1. kernel
  2. seed of any kind of fruit or vegetable
  3. nucleus (large organelle found in cells)
  4. (colloquial) sunflower seed

Synonyms

hücre çekirdeği

eşelek

meyve içi

çekirdek içi

nükleus

Frequency

C2
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish چكردك (çekirdek), from Proto-Turkic *čeke-t (“fruit seed, hazelnut”). Cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (šekirtük, “pistachio”), Kyrgyz чегедек/чегелдек (cegeldek), etc.

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