tüfek

== Turkish == === Alternative forms === tüfenk, tüvek (dialectal) === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish تفنك (tüfenk). Compare Karakhanid [script needed] (tüwek), a Turkic onomatopoeia attested in Dīwān Luḡāt at-Turk meaning a blowpipe shooting pebbles against birds. Cognate with Turkmen tüpeň, Azerbaijani tüfəng, Nogai туьбек (tübek), etc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ty.fɛc/ === Noun === tüfek (definite accusative tüfeği, plural tüfekler) rifle ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== tüfek atmak tüfekçi ==== Further reading ==== “tüfek”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu