This is the 9068th most frequent Turkish word.
tokuş
The Turkish word "tokuş" means "bump" or "collision," often referring to the act of objects or people knocking together.
The word 'tokuş' here is used as the verb form 'tokuşmak', meaning to clash or collide something together, in this case, hands.
Ellerimizle tokuşarak selamlaştık.
We greeted by clashing our hands.
Here, 'tokuş' refers to the action of objects hitting each other, indicating the sound created by the collision.
Şişeler tokuştu ve yankı yaptı.
The bottles clashed and made an echo.
In this sentence, 'tokuş' metaphorically represents a disagreement or clash between ideas or opinions.