Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish چوقور (çukur).[1] Cognate of Azerbaijani çuxur and Uzbek chuqur.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃuˈkuɾ/
  • Hyphenation: çu‧kur

Noun

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çukur (definite accusative çukuru, plural çukurlar)

  1. hole, pit
  2. ravine, glen

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative çukur
Definite accusative çukuru
Singular Plural
Nominative çukur çukurlar
Definite accusative çukuru çukurları
Dative çukura çukurlara
Locative çukurda çukurlarda
Ablative çukurdan çukurlardan
Genitive çukurun çukurların

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “چوقور”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 737