malaka
Turkish
Etymology 1
Perhaps from Greek μαλάκας (malákas).
Noun
malaka (definite accusative malakayı, plural malakalar)
- (Denizli) penis
Etymology 2
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Noun
malaka (definite accusative malakayı, plural malakalar) (dialect)
- (Aydın) dirty trick (an unkind trick)
- Synonyms: alicengiz oyunu, dalavere, (archaic) dek, (archaic) desise, dolap, düzen, entrika, hile, oyun
Etymology 3
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Adjective
malaka (dialect)
- (Balıkesir, Burdur, Denizli, Gümüşhane, Isparta, İzmir, Kayseri, Manisa, Muğla) gratuitous, unearned
- (İzmir, Kayseri) dirt cheap
- Synonyms: kelepir, okazyon
Noun
malaka (definite accusative malakayı, plural malakalar) (dialect)
- (İzmir, Kayseri) steal (merchandise available at a very attractive price)
- Synonyms: kelepir, okazyon
- (İzmir, Denizli) Synonym of yağma
Derived terms
- malakacı
- malakaya konmak
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “malaka¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2970
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “malaka², malaka³”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2971