maymuncuk
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish [Term?], equivalent to maymun (“monkey”) + -cuk (diminutive suffix). Literally, "little monkey".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maj.munˈd͡ʒuk/
- Hyphenation: may‧mun‧cuk
Noun
maymuncuk (definite accusative maymuncuğu, plural maymuncuklar)
- a little monkey
- picklock (device designed to pick locks),
- (zoology) Otiorhynchus peregrinus
Further reading
- maymuncuk in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “maymun”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “maymuncuk”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “maymuncuk”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3025