dalkavuk

Turkish

Etymology

Perhaps from dal- +‎ kavuk (“caouk”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /daɫ.kaˈvuk/

Noun

dalkavuk (definite accusative dalkavuğu, plural dalkavuklar)

sycophant, lackey
Synonym: şaklaban
(historical) jester

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	dalkavuk
Definite accusative	dalkavuğu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	dalkavuk	dalkavuklar
Definite accusative	dalkavuğu	dalkavukları
Dative	dalkavuğa	dalkavuklara
Locative	dalkavukta	dalkavuklarda
Ablative	dalkavuktan	dalkavuklardan
Genitive	dalkavuğun	dalkavukların

Derived terms

dalkavukça
dalkavuklaşmak
dalkavukluk

Further reading

“dalkavuk”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “dalkavuk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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