kavuk

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قاوق (kavuk). The second sense is due to contamination with kovuk (“hollow, empty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈvuk/

Noun

kavuk (definite accusative kavuğu, plural kavuklar)

1. caouk
2. (dialectal) something hollow
3. (anatomy) urinary bladder

   Synonyms: idrar kesesi, idrar torbası, mesane, sidik kesesi, sidik torbası

Declension

Declension of kavuk

	singular	plural
nominative	kavuk	kavuklar
definite accusative	kavuğu	kavukları
dative	kavuğa	kavuklara
locative	kavukta	kavuklarda
ablative	kavuktan	kavuklardan
genitive	kavuğun	kavukların

Derived terms

• karakavuk
• kavuk sallamak
• kavukçu
• kavuklu
• kavukluk
• kavuksuz

Related terms

• kap

Further reading

• “kavuk”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “kavuk”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “kavuk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük