اولكا

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

الكا, اولكه

Etymology

From a derivation of Proto-Turkic *üle- (“to divide”). See ülke for cognates.

Noun

اولكا • (ülke)

country
Synonyms: ایل (el, il), مملكت (memleket), یورت (yurt), یر (yer)
region

Related terms

اولشمك (üleşmek)

Descendants

Turkish: ülke
→ Georgian: ოლქი (olki)

References

Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اولكا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 267

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