vegetable; vegetables (kinds of plants) · a seasoned vegetable-based side dish, such as a relish (not necessarily pickled and not usually in the form of a paste)
çekim: çoğul Gemüsen · tamlayan Gemüses
eş: Grünzeug, Vegetabilien
köken: From Middle High German gemüese, a derivative of Old High German muos (“food, victuals, porridge”), from Proto-Germanic *mōsą (“porridge, food”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“wet, fat, dripping”). By surface analysis, ge- + Mus + -e. Cognate to Bavarian Gmias, Pennsylvania German Gemies, Luxembourgish Geméis, and possibly English mush.
a vegetable · a vegetable (severely physically or mentally impaired person (unable to take care of themselves, with a dull-seeming existence))
çekim: çoğul grönsaker · tamlayan grönsaks
köken: Compound of grön (“fresh, green”) + sak (“[food] item”), as in not dried or in other ways preserved. Originally likely referring to the quality of the food (fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, etc.), later becoming the specific food type (vegetables). First attested in 1765.