mahluk

== Turkish == === Alternative forms === mahlûk === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مخلوق (maḫluḳ, “created, a creature”), from Arabic مَخْلُوق (maḵlūq, “creature”), passive participle of خَلَقَ (ḵalaqa, “to create, to make, to shape”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mahˈluk/, (definite accusative) /mahˈluːku/ Hyphenation: mah‧luk === Noun === mahluk (definite accusative mahluku, plural mahluklar or (dated) mahlukat) (dated) A creature, any created thing, especially living. Synonyms: yaratık, canlı ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “mahluk”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “mahluk¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3017 == Turkmen == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic مَخْلُوق (maḵlūq). Cognates with Turkish mahluk. === Noun === mahluk (definite accusative mahlugy, plural mahluklar) creature, being ==== Declension ====