Kayik
/ˈkaɪ.ɪk/noun
A small boat, especially one associated with Turkey or the Ottoman Empire.
Did you know?Kayik is closely related to caique, the English name for a narrow Mediterranean and Ottoman-era vessel, through Turkish kayık and Greek kaïkion.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
kaïkion
“A small vessel or boat; a diminutive form associated with kaikos.”
Ottoman Period
Ottoman Turkish
qayıq
“A boat or small vessel.”
Modern Turkish
Turkish
kayık
“Boat, especially a small boat.”
17th–18th Century
Italian
caicco
“A small Mediterranean or Turkish vessel.”
18th Century
French
caïque
“A narrow boat used in the Mediterranean and Ottoman regions.”
Modern English
English
kayik
“A variant or transliterated form referring to a small Turkish or Ottoman boat.”