çocuk

Meaning

1. child
2. a male around dating age

Pronounced as (IPA)

[t͡ʃo̞ˈd͡ʒuk]

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish چوجق (çocuk, “pigling; child”), from Proto-Turkic *čōč- (“child; young pig”); from which also *čōčka (“pig”).
Cognate with Azerbaijani çocuq (“child”), Uzbek jujuq (“small child”), Turkmen jōjuk (“piglet”), Old Turkic 𐰲𐰆𐰲𐰹 (čočuk, “piglet?”).

Sentences

O harika bir çocuk .

He's a wonderful boy...

Çocuk muydu bu kız sahiden ?

Was she really a child?

Benimle eğleniyorsun, ben artık çocuk değilim !

You're messing with me, I'm not a kid anymore!

Çocuk sekiz yaşında vardı , fakat ilk görüşte altı yaşından fazla denilemezdi.

The child was eight years old, but could not be said to be more than six years old at first sight.

Abdal düğünden, çocuk oyundan usanmaz.

Abdal does not get tired of the wedding and the children's game.

Vincin başında daha çocuk denecek kadar küçük bir tayfa vardı .

At the head of the crane was a crew so small as to be called children.