soluk

== Turkish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /soˈɫuk/ Hyphenation: so‧luk === Etymology 1 === From Ottoman Turkish صولق (ṣoluḳ, “faded, withered”), derived from Ottoman Turkish صولمق (ṣolmaḳ, “to fade, to wither”), from Proto-Turkic *sol- (“(of plants) to lose greenness”), morphologically sol- +‎ -uk. ==== Adjective ==== soluk Having lost color; pale, faded, pasty. Synonyms: uçuk, solgun (of a light) Having lost brightness or strength, faint, dull, dim. Synonyms: sönük, solgun, loş Having lost vibrancy; matte, pastel. Synonym: solgun ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Ottoman Turkish صولوق (ṣoluḳ, “breath, violent breathing or panting”), derived from Ottoman Turkish صولومق (ṣolumaḳ, “to breathe, to breathe heavily, to pant”), from Proto-Turkic *solu- (“to breathe with difficulty”), morphologically solu- +‎ -k. Cognate with Azerbaijani soluq. ==== Noun ==== soluk (definite accusative soluğu, plural soluklar) Breath, the act of breathing Synonym: nefes (figuratively) Style, trend. ===== Declension ===== ===== Alternative forms ===== soluḫ (Erzurum, Ahıska) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Armenian: սոլուխ (solux) === References === === Further reading === “soluk”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu