şeker

Turkish

[ʃɛˈcɛɾ]

noun
Definitions
  • sugar
  • (colloquial) diabetes mellitus

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish شكر (gratitude, thankfulness) derived from Persian شکر (sugar) derived from Sanskrit शर्करा (ground candied sugar, gravel, originally meaning grit, originally grit, grit, ground candied sugar originally grit, ground sugar) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (gravel, boulder).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱorkeh₂

Gloss

gravel, boulder

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

岩, 巌

Emoji

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