çekirdek

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish چكردك (çekirdek), from Proto-Turkic *čeke-t (“fruit seed, hazelnut”). Cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (šekirtük, “pistachio”), Kyrgyz чегедек/чегелдек (cegeldek), etc. === Noun === çekirdek (definite accusative çekirdeği, plural çekirdekler) kernel Synonym: nüve (archaic) seed of any kind of fruit or vegetable (cytology) nucleus (large organelle found in cells) (colloquial) sunflower seed ==== Declension ==== === References ===