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phono-semantic matching in Turkish calques

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  1. phono-semantic neologism [?derivation] -> loanword (source - transcription) [meaning] $ current word (origin) *~
  2. {does not include calques}
  3. * indicates an assumption made during Sun Language Theory project.
  4. ? indicates its (proposed, if any) root doesn't even exist.
  5. ~ indicates it has a made up root.
  6.  
  7. alaşım [alaş+Um] -> alliage (French - alyaj) [alloy]
  8. belleten [belgü+lUg+lA+Ut+An] -> bulletin (French - bülten) [bulletin] $ bülten (loanword) *
  9. bilim [bil+Um] -> ilm (Arabic - ilim) [science]
  10. boyut [boy+Ut] -> buˁd (Arabic - buut) [size, dimension]
  11. çarp(ı(m)) [çal+Up(+U(+Um))] -> zarb (Arabic - darp) [multiplication]
  12. diyelek [de+AlAk] -> dialecte (French - diyalekt) [dialect] $ ağız ("mouth")
  13. evren [evir+An] -> universe (French - ünivers) [universe]
  14. danışman [tanu+Uş+mAn]-> dânişmand (Persian - danişment) [consultant, advisor]
  15. din [tin] -> din (Arabic - din) [religion]
  16. egemen [?ege+mAn] -> hégémon (French - hegemon) [dominant] ~
  17. emekli [emge+Ik+lU] -> emektar (Turkish - emektar [old servant]) [retired]
  18. fışkı [fış+gU] -> foúski (Greek - fuski) [excrement]
  19. genel [gen+Al] -> general (French - general) [general]
  20. göze [köz+A] -> çeşme (Persian - çeşme) [water spring]
  21. gündem [kün+dAm] -> agendum (French - ajanda) [agenda]
  22. ikilem [iki+lA+Um] -> dilemme (French - dilem) [dilemma]
  23. ilgi [il+gU] -> ˁalāqa (Arabic - alâka) [interest, relation]
  24. imge [im+gA] -> image (French - imaj) [image]
  25. kanı [kan+I] -> ḳanāˁat (Arabic - kanâat) [opinion, conclusion]
  26. karmaşa [kar+maş+A] -> kargaşa (Turkish - kargaşa [chaos]) [complexity]
  27. kas [kas+U] -> kas- (Turkish - kas- [(to) strain, (to) tighten]) [muscle]
  28. kitle/kütle [?] -> kutla' (Arabic - kitle/kütle) [lump/mass]
  29. komutan [komıt+An] -> commandant (French - kumandan) [commander]
  30. kutsal [kut+sA+Ul] -> ḳuds [Arabic - kutsî] [holy, divine]
  31. okul [oku+Ul] -> école (French - ekol) [school]
  32. onur [?on+Ur] -> honneur (French - onör) [honour]
  33. öncül [ön+cIl] -> önce (Turkish - önce [before]) [premise, antecedent]
  34. önder [ön+dAr] -> leader (English - lider) [leader]
  35. örgen [ör+gAn] -> organ (French - organ) [organ] $ organ (loanword)
  36. örgüt [ör+gU+It] -> organisation (French - organizasyon) [organisation]
  37. örnek [ör+U+nAk] -> orinag (Armenian - örinek) [example]
  38. özgür [?öz+gUr] -> hurr (Arabic - hür) [free, independent] ~
  39. sapta- [sap+dA] -> #sbt (Arabic - tesbit) [detect]
  40. sarmal [sarma+Ul] -> spiral (French - spiral) [helix, spiral]
  41. simge [sim+gA] -> symbol (French - sembol) [symbol]
  42. siyasa [?si+yasa] -> siyasa (Arabic - siyaset) [politics] $ siyaset (loanword)
  43. sömür- [sön+Ur] -> #s_mr (Arabic - semere) [(to) exploit, (to) colonialise]
  44. tecim [tece+Um] -> ticaret (Arabic - ticaret) [trade, commence] $ ticaret (loanword) *
  45. teğet [değ+At] -> tangente (French - tanjant) [tangent]
  46. teğmen [teg+mAn] -> seğmen (Turkish - seğmen [a class among jannisaries]) [lieutenant]
  47. terim [der+Um] -> term (French - term) [term]
  48. tını [tın+U] -> tone (French - ton) [tone]
  49. türev [tür+A+Uv] -> dériver (French - derive) [derivative]
  50. uzman [uz+mAn] -> Fachmann (German - fahman) [expert]
  51. yöntem [yön+dAm] -> systéme (French - sistem) [method]
  52.  
  53. {incomplete}
  54.  
  55. Notable mention:
  56. evrim [evir+Um] -> évolution (French - evolüsyon)
  57. devrim [tevir+Um] -> révolution (French - revolüsyon)
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