göbek

See also: göbək

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish گوبك (göbek, navel), from Proto-Turkic *gȫpek. Likely related to gebe (pregnant), gebermek (“to die”, from earlier “to swell, to inflate”), kabarmak (to swell).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟø.bec/
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Noun

göbek (definite accusative göbeği, plural göbekler)

  1. navel, umbilicus
  2. paunch, potbelly, belly
  3. middle, core, center, heart
  4. heart (of lettuce, cabbage, etc.)
  5. central design (on a carpet, rug, tray, ceiling or in a garden, etc.)
  6. traffic circle, rotary, circle
  7. hub (of a wheel)
  8. kernel of nuts

Declension

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Derived terms

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