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English
Pronunciation
IPA|/ɪlk/
audio|en-us-ilk.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|ɪlk
Etymology
From ME. ilke < OE. īlca. The sense of "type", "kind" is from the application of the phrase �of that ilk� to families: the word thus came to mean �family�.
Alternative spellings
ilke
Adjective
en-adj|-
- context|Scottish|and|Northern|_|UK The same.
Usage notes
Used following a person's name to show that he lives in a place of the same name, eg Johnstone of that ilk means Johnstone of Johnstone.
Noun
en-noun|-
- context|often|derogatory|or|humorous The kind or class of people that resemble, behave in a manner similar to, or are of the same social status as a certain person.
#*1906 � w:Upton Sinclair|Upton Sinclair, s:The Jungle|The Jungle, Ch. 25
#*:"Hinkydink" or "Bathhouse John," or others of that ilk, were proprietors of the most notorious dives in Chicago...
Usage notes
Really an adjective followed by the implied noun type or kind (like American for American person), ilk has no plural.
Synonyms
likes
Derived terms
of that ilk
Scots
Pronunciation
IPA|/ɪlk/
Etymology
From the OE.|sco Ä«lca.
Adjective
en-adj|-
- The same.
Usage notes
Used following a person's name to show that he lives in a place of the same name, eg Johnstone of that ilk means Johnstone of Johnstone.
Turkish
Adjective
ilk
- first
Synonyms
birinci
Adverb
ilk
- first
Category:Turkish adjectives
Category:Turkish adverbs
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