koltuk

== Karaim == === Etymology === From Proto-Turkic *kol. === Noun === koltuk armpit === References === N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “koltuk”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قولتق (koltuk, “armpit; armchair”), from a development of Proto-Turkic *kol (“upper arm”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koɫˈtuk/ Hyphenation: kol‧tuk === Noun === koltuk (definite accusative koltuğu, plural koltuklar) armchair, seat armpit Synonym: koltuk altı (figurative) nepotism Synonym: kayırma (slang) brothel Synonym: genelev (architecture) side support (nautical) stopper, a short rope for making something fast. (politics) high position ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “koltuk”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “koltuk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük “koltuk”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu