اوكچه

Ottoman Turkish

اوكچه

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ökče (heel); cognate with Azerbaijani ökcə, Bashkir үксә (üksə), Kazakh өкше (ökşe), Kyrgyz өкчө (ökcö), Southern Altai энчек (enček), Tatar үкчә (ükçä), Turkmen ökje and Uyghur ئوكچە (okche).

Noun

اوكچه • (ökçe)

  1. heel, the rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg
    Synonyms: طوپوق (topuk), عقب (ʿakab)
  2. heel, the part of a shoe or sock that covers the foot's heel
  3. spur on a door that supports it, and turns in a socket in the threshold

Derived terms

  • اوكچه سڭیری (ökçe siñiri, Achilles tendon)
  • اوكچه كمیكی (ökçe kemiği, heelbone)
  • اوكچه‌سنه باصمق (ökçesine basmak, to chase closely)

Descendants

  • Turkish: ökçe

Further reading

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