çekelez
Turkish
Alternative forms
- çekelos, çekeloz
Etymology
The origin is uncertain. Perhaps from çekmek.
Noun
çekelez (definite accusative çekelezi, plural çekelezler)
- (regional) squirrel
- Synonym: sincap
Further reading
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) , “çekelez”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) , “çekelez”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume I, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 913a
- Eren, Hasan (1999) , “çekelez”, in Türk Dilinin Etimolojik Sözlüğü [Etymological Dictionary of the Turkish Language] (in Turkish), 2nd edition, Ankara: Bizim Büro Basım Evi