tüfek

Turkish

Alternative forms

tüfenk, tüvek (dialectal)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تفنك‎ (tüfenk). Compare Karakhanid [script needed] (tüwek), a Turkic onomatopoeia attested in Dīwān Luḡāt at-Turk meaning a blowpipe shooting pebbles against birds.

Cognate with Turkmen tüpeň, Azerbaijani tüfəng, Nogai туьбек (tübek), etc.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ty.fɛc/
Audio (file)

Noun

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rifle

Declension

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Derived terms

tüfek atmak
tüfekçi

Further reading

tüfek in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu

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