şeker

Meaning

Synonyms

şekerleme

bonbon

fondan

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ʃeˈkæɾ̞̊]
Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish شكر (şeker), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śárkarā, “ground or candied sugar", originally "grit, gravel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”). Compare English sugar. Doublet of sakkaroz.

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