dalkavuk

== Turkish == === Etymology === A compound with the second element being kavuk (“caouk”), further etymology disputed. Tietze, Ayverdi et al. derive from dal (“naked”) +‎ kavuk (“caouk”). Nişanyan doubts this etymology, and instead suggests a derivation from dal- (“to dive”) +‎ kavuk (“caouk”), referring to the idiom kavuk sallamak. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /daɫ.kaˈvuk/ === Noun === dalkavuk (definite accusative dalkavuğu, plural dalkavuklar) sycophant, lackey Synonyms: çanak yalayıcı, huluskâr, kaytak, kemik yalayıcı, kılbaz, mütebasbıs, yağcı, yağdanlık, yalaka, yalpak, yaltak, yaltakçı, şaklaban (historical) jester ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “dalkavuk”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “dalkavuk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “dalkavuk”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Tietze, Andreas (2009), “dalkavuk”, in Tarihi ve Etimolojik Türkiye Türkçesi Lügati [Historical and Etymological Dictionary of Turkish] (in Turkish), volume II, Vienna: Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, page 289