Ottoman Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From South Slavic, perhaps via Albanian plaçkë (loot, booty). See also Bulgarian пля́чка (pljáčka), Romanian pleașcă and Serbo-Croatian pljȁčka / пља̏чка.

Noun

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پلاچقه (plaçka) (definite accusative پلاچقه‌یی (plaçkayı), plural پلاچقه‌لر (plaçkalar))

  1. loot, booty, spoil, plunder, goods seized from an enemy with violence
    Synonyms: تاراج (tarac), چاپول (çapul), غنیمت (ganimet), یغما (yağma)
  2. broody, broody-hen, a female bird in the condition to incubate eggs
    Synonym: قولوچقه (kuluçka)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: plaçka

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