ایپك

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yïpak (“silk”), a development of *yïp (“string, cord, rope”), whence ایپ (ip, “string, cord, rope, line”). Cognate with Azerbaijani ipək, Kazakh жібек (jıbek), Kyrgyz жибек (jibek), Salar yipek, Turkmen ýüpek, Uyghur يىپەك (yipek) and Uzbek ipak.

ایپك • (ipek)

1. silk, a fine fiber excreted by the silkworm

   Synonyms: ابرشیم (ibrişim), حریر (harir), قز (kazz)

• Turkish: ipek
• → Armenian: իփեկ (ipʻek)

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