tomruk

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طومروق (tomruk, “log”), itself from Proto-Turkic *tomuruk (“bud; log”). Cognate to Gagauz toomruk.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tom‧ruk

Noun

tomruk (definite accusative tomruğu, plural tomruklar)

1. log, the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches
2. chain and log fastened to a culprit's leg, a kind of wooden fetter
3. (botany) bud, a newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded

   Synonym: tomurcuk

Declension

Declension of tomruk

	singular	plural
nominative	tomruk	tomruklar
definite accusative	tomruğu	tomrukları
dative	tomruğa	tomruklara
locative	tomrukta	tomruklarda
ablative	tomruktan	tomruklardan
genitive	tomruğun	tomrukların

Derived terms

• tomruğa atmak
• tomruğa vermek
• tomruk ağası
• tomrukçu
• tomruklamak
• tomruklanmak

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “tomruk1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4859
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tomruk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük