اولكا

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• الكا, اولكه

Etymology

From a derivation of Proto-Turkic *üle- (“to divide”). See ülke for cognates.

Noun

اولكا • (ülke)

1. country

   Synonyms: ایل (el, il), مملكت (memleket), یورت (yurt), یر (yer)

2. region

Related terms

• اولشمك (üleşmek)

Descendants

• Turkish: ülke
• → Georgian: ოლქი (olki)

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “اولكا”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 267