Etymology

From Old Turkic teräk, from Proto-Turkic *dẹrek ‎(“poplar”). Derivation from Persian درخت ‎(deraxt, “tree”) has also been suggested.

Cognate with Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Southern Altai, Shor, Tuvan терек ‎(terek), Khakas тирек ‎(tirek), Uzbek terak, Uyghur терәк ‎(tërek), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʲiˈræk]
• Hyphenation: ти‧рәк