bucak

English

Etymology

From Turkish bucak, from Ottoman Turkish بوجاق, literally meaning "corner", from Proto-Turkic *būč-gak, from *būč- or *bïč-.

Noun

bucak (plural bucaks)

1. (historical) A subdistrict of a district within a Turkish province.

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بوجاق (bucak, “angle, corner, nook”), itself from Proto-Turkic *būčgak (“corner, angle”). Cognate with Tatar почмак (poçmaq), Uyghur بۇرجەك (burjek), and Uzbek burchak.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: bu‧cak

Noun

bucak (definite accusative bucağı, plural bucaklar)

1. (geometry) angle, a figure formed by two rays which start from a common point

   Synonym: köşe

2. corner, nook, the space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point

   köşe bucak aramak ― to scour every corner

3. (historical) bucak, township, a subdistrict of a district within a province

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	bucak
Definite accusative	bucağı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bucak	bucaklar
Definite accusative	bucağı	bucakları
Dative	bucağa	bucaklara
Locative	bucakta	bucaklarda
Ablative	bucaktan	bucaklardan
Genitive	bucağın	bucakların

Derived terms

• bucak bucak
• bucak damı
• bucak dibi
• bucak üstü
• bucakda oturmak
• bucaklık
• bucaksız

 

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “bucak”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 682
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “bucak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük