kuyruk

This is the 13675th most frequent Turkish word.


kuyruk

"Tail" or "queue/line."


Here, 'kuyruk' refers to the physical tail of an animal, which is common usage in describing animal anatomy.

Kedinin uzun ve tüylü bir kuyruğu vardır.

The cat has a long and furry tail.


In this case, 'kuyruk' is used metaphorically to refer to a line or queue of people waiting for something.

Market çıkışında insanlar uzun bir kuyruk oluşturmuştu.

At the market exit, people had formed a long queue.


Here, 'kuyruk' is used to indicate the end or rear part of something, in this instance, the airfield.

Uçak kalkış için havalanın kuyruğunda bekliyordu.

The plane was waiting at the tail of the airfield for departure.