Turkish–English dictionary

çük

(hypocoristic, slang, UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ, South Africa) the penis.

çükündür

(usually, uncountable) The edible part of the root of a beet plant, raw or prepared.

çukur

A sunken area on a surface.

çulluk

A medium-small wading bird, (Scolopax rusticola)

culuk

(countable) A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck, especially the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo, now domesticated).

cuma

The sixth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fifth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; the Muslim Sabbath; it follows Thursday and precedes Saturday.

cuma akşamı

The fifth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the fourth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Wednesday and precedes Friday.

cumartesi

(US, Canada, informal in UK) On Saturday.

cümbür cemaat

Completely, wholly, or without exception.

cumburlop

(countable) A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.

cumburtu

(countable) A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.

cumhur

The common people of a nation.

cumhur reisi

The head of state of a republic.

cumhurbaşkanı

The head of state of a republic.

cumhuriyet

Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism. [from 17th c.]

cumhuriyetçi

Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism. [from 17th c.]

cumhuriyetperver

Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism. [from 17th c.]

cümle

(grammar) A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied. In modern writing, when using e.g. the Latin, Greek or Cyrillic alphabets, typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop or other punctuation. [from 15th c.]

cümlecik

(grammar) A verb along with its subject and their modifiers. If a clause provides a complete thought on its own, then it is an independent (superordinate) clause; otherwise, it is dependent (subordinate). (Independent clauses can be sentences; they can also be part of a sentence. Dependent clauses can only be part of a sentence.)

çünkü

By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that.

cup

(countable) A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.

cup cup

(colloquial, by extension) A brief sexual encounter.

curcuna

A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.

cüret

Insolent boldness, especially when imprudent or unconventional.

cürret

Fearlessness, intrepidity or daring, especially with confident disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.

çürük

A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.

çürüme

A biological process through which organic material is reduced to e.g. compost.

çürümek

(ergative) To (cause to) decay, to decompose.

çürütmek

(transitive, now, _, rare) To show (something or someone) to be false or wrong; to disprove or refute.

cüsse

Size, specifically, volume.

cüsseli

Being large in size, mass, or volume (of goods, etc.).

çuval

A bag; especially a large bag of strong, coarse material for storage and handling of various commodities, such as potatoes, coal, coffee; or, a bag with handles used at a supermarket, a grocery sack; or, a small bag for small items, a satchel.

çuvallamak

(transitive) To put into a bag.

cüzdan

(US) A handbag (small bag usually used by women for carrying various small personal items)

cüzzamlı

A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.

da

(conjunctive, focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too. [from 14th c.]

daça

A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside.

dadanmak

(transitive) To harass with persistent requests.

dadı

A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.

Dafni

(Greek god) A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus.

dağ

(countable) An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit. [from 12th c.]

dağ aslanı

A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.

dağ bülbülü

A small European and Asian passerine bird, Prunella modularis; the hedge sparrow or hedge warbler.

dağ çayı

An infusion of the leaves of this plant

dağ gelinciği

An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.

dağ gölü

(US, chiefly, Montana) One of many small mountain lakes or ponds.

dağ keçisi

A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.

dağ lalesi

Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower.

dağ silsilesi

A chain of mountains.

dağ sıçanı

Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.

dağcı

A person who climbs mountains for sport or pleasure. [from 19th c.]

dağcılık

The sport of climbing mountains.

dağılmak

(ergative) To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse.

dağılmış

Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast abroad.

dağımsı

Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.

dağınık

Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated.

dağınıklık

(uncountable) A confused disordered jumble of things.

dağıtıcı

(mechanics) A pipe fitting or similar device that connects multiple inputs and outputs.

dağıtım

An implementation, or putting into use, of something.

dağıtmak

(ambitransitive) To distribute cards to the players in a game.

dağlık

Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.

dağsı

Having many mountains; characterized by mountains; of the nature of a mountain; rough (terrain); rocky.

daha

Surpassing in number or quantity; more than. [first attested around 1350–1470]

daha doğrusu

(archaic, otherwise, jocular) Or rather, or should I say; moreover (introducing a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one). [from 16th c.]

daha fazla

Used to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs. [from 13thc.]

daha iyi

Healed or recovered from an injury or illness.

daha önce

For fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.

daha sonra

(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time; after that;

daha ziyade

Used to specify a choice or preference; preferably, in preference to. (Now usually followed by than) [from 9th c.]

dahası

(conjunctive) In addition to what has been said.

dahi

(of objects or actions) Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.

dâhi çocuk

An extremely talented person, especially a child. [from 17th c.]

dâhice

(informal) Ingenious, brilliant, very clever, or original.

dahil

Such as, among which; introducing one or more parts of the group or topic just mentioned.

dâhil etmek

To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

dâhiliye

The inside regions of a country, distanced from the borders or coasts.

dahiyane

(of objects or actions) Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.

dahme

(fireworks) A traditional type of firework that ejects one or more stars or exploding shells.

daikon

An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.

daima

At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.

daimî

Fixed or unchanging; steady.

dair

Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of. [from ca. 1150–1350]

daire

(chiefly, North America, Australia, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.

dairesel

Of or relating to a circle.

Dakar

The capital city of Senegal.

dakhund

A certain breed of dog having short legs and a long trunk, including standard-sized, miniature (smooth-haired, long-haired, and short-haired) varieties.

dakik

Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty

dakika

(historical, unit) A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.

dakka dukka

(Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism) The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.

daktilo

A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper.

daktilo makinesi

A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper.

daktilograf

A person who types, a clerical worker who writes letters, etc., using a typewriter.

dal

A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.

dalak

(uncountable) A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.

dalalet

(religion) A doctrine held by a member of a religion at variance or conflict with established religious beliefs.

dalan

A corridor; a hallway.

dalaş

(countable) A dispute or heated argument (especially one that is verbal).

daldırmak

To make tea (or other beverage) by placing leaves in hot water.

dalga boyu

(physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.

dalga dalga

Swelling or swollen into large waves; full of billows or surges; resembling billows.

dalga dümen

(informal) Something that one does not know the name of.

dalga geçmek

(idiomatic, informal) To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner.

dalgacık

A moving disturbance, or undulation, in the surface of a fluid.

dalgalanan

Moving up and down like waves; wavy.

dalgalandırmak

(transitive) To cause to move in a wavelike motion.

dalgalanma

A wavering; unsteadiness.

dalgalanmak

(intransitive) To move loosely back and forth.

dalgalı

Swelling or swollen into large waves; full of billows or surges; resembling billows.

dalgıç

A medium-sized gull, Larus canus.

dalgıçkuşu

(US, Canada) Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.

dalgın

Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

dalınç

A trance, frenzy, or rapture associated with mystic or prophetic exaltation.

dalkavuk

(derogatory) A person who behaves in a servile or obsequious manner; a toady.

Dallas

A large city, the county seat of Dallas County, in northeastern Texas.

dalmak

(intransitive) To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.

dalyan köfte

A dish of ground meat (usually made from ground beef, although lamb, pork, veal, venison, poultry and seafood are also used) formed into a loaf shape, mixed with egg and breadcrumbs, then baked or smoked, and usually served in slices.

dam

(architecture) The external covering at the top of a building.

dam taşı

(uncountable, geology) A fine-grained homogeneous sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash which has been metamorphosed so that it cleaves easily into thin layers.

dama

(board games, UK, Irish, Commonwealth, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces.

damak

(anatomy) The roof of the mouth, separating the cavities of the mouth and nose in vertebrates. [from 14th c.]

damalı

Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches.

damar

(anatomy) A component of the circulatory system, such as an artery, capillary, or vein, that carries blood.

damar otu

Any plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.

damarlı ot

Any plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.

damat

A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.

dambıl

A weight training implement consisting of a short bar with weight counterpoised on each end.

dambıra

An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.

damga

(archaic) A seal, as of a letter.

damgacı

One who stamps.

damgalamak

(transitive) To stigmatize, label (someone).

damıtık

The substance extracted by distilling.

damıtmak

(transitive, chemistry) To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation. [from 15th c.]

damla

A small drop of water or other liquid. [from 16thc.]

damla damla akıtmak

(transitive) To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.

damla hastalığı

(rare) A disease of wheat and cornstalks, caused by insect larvae.

damlatmak

(transitive) To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.

damping

(economics, trading) Selling goods at less than their normal price, or even at a loss, especially in the export market as a means of securing a monopoly.

Dan

A person of Danish descent.

dana

A young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.

dana eti

The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.

dananın altında buzağı aramak

(figurative) To correct insignificant mistakes or find fault in unimportant details.

Danca

Of or pertaining to Denmark.

dandik

(slang) A defective or inadequate item or individual.

dang humması

An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.

Danimarka

A country in Northern Europe. Capital and largest city: Copenhagen; the metropole of the sovereign nation of the same name.

Danimarkalı

A person of Danish descent.

danışma

The exchange of opinions and advice especially in legal issues; consultation.

dans

A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.

dans etmek

(intransitive) To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.

dansçı

(dance) A person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.