baldırıkara

== Turkish == === Alternative forms === baldırı kara === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بالدری قره (baldırı kara). Equivalent to baldır (“calf”) +‎ -ı (accusative suffix) +‎ kara (“black”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɑɫ.dɯrɯ.kara/ === Noun === baldırıkara (definite accusative baldırıkarayı, plural baldırıkaralar) maidenhair, a fern of the species Adiantum capillus-veneris, provided with delicate, hair-like stalks Synonyms: karabaldır, Venüs saçı ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “baldırıkara”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “baldırı kara”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “baldırıkara”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 450