topuk

== Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish طوپوق (topuk), from Proto-Turkic *topïk (“knee; kneecap; ankle”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === topuk (definite accusative topuğu, plural topuklar) heel (of a foot, shoe, or stocking) Synonym: ökçe bar (at the mouth of a river); sandbar, shoal ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “topuk”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “topuk”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı