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elek

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Salar

Etymology

From Salar elegüsi (to sift). Cognate with Turkish elek.

Pronunciation

Noun

elek

  1. sieve

References

  • Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “elex”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 324
  • Ma, Chengjun; Han, Lianye; Ma, Weisheng (December 2010), “elex”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 100
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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish الك (elek), from Proto-Turkic *elgek (sieve). Equivalent to ele- + -ek. Cognate with Salar elex.

Noun

elek

  1. sieve

Declension

More information singular, plural ...

Further reading

  • elek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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