gümeç

== Turkish == === Alternative forms === gömeç === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كومج (gümec, “honeycomb”), from Proto-Turkic *kömeč (“bread baked in the ashes; honeycomb”), a word which Clauson derives from the root *köm- (“to bury”). Cognate with Salar gömeş and Uyghur [script needed] (kömäč). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɟyˈmet͡ʃ/ === Noun === gümeç (definite accusative gümeci, plural gümeçler) honeycomb, a substance made by bees from beeswax, which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae Synonym: petek ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “gümeç”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “gümeç”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “gümeç”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1799 Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “ebegümeci”, in Nişanyan Sözlük