korkuluk
noun C1- railing, guardrail, balustrade, a barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports
- synonym of küpeşte (“gunwale, bulwark”)
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainThe k of korkuluk becomes ğ before a vowel: korkuluğum. The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “my” ending is -um.
The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
The k of korkuluk becomes ğ before a vowel: korkuluğunda. The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -u. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: korkuluğunda. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
The k of korkuluk becomes ğ before a vowel: korkuluğuyla. The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -u. After a vowel, y joins the ending: korkuluğuyla. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
Phrases
From the library
Hele seyf-i mücellâsını beline dolayan sırmalı kayışın hâsıl ettiği buruşukluklarla, bir insandan ziyade, bostan korkuluğuna benziyordu.
Ancak köprünün asıl sahipleri, sabahın erken saatlerinden itibaren korkuluklara dizilen olta balıkçılarıdır.
However, the true owners of the bridge are the anglers lined up along the railings from the early hours of the morning.
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