köken: From Middle Dutch vleck, vlecke (also vlacke), from Old Dutch flec (attested as a byname) and *flekko, from Proto-West Germanic *flekkō, from Proto-Germanic *flekka- (“spot, mark, blemish”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂g-, *pleh₂k- (“to beat, strike”).
stain (discoloured spot or area) · blemish (small flaw which spoils the appearance of something) · stain; blemish (a flaw on one’s character or reputation)
çekim: çoğul máculas
köken: Borrowed from Latin macula. Doublet of mancha, malha, mágoa, and mangra.
track, trail (mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal) · mark, imprint (visible impression or sign; a blemish, scratch, or stain, whether accidental or intentional) · trace (mark left behind of one's presence or actions)
çekim: çoğul jäljet · tamlayan jäljen
köken: From Proto-Finnic *jälki (compare Estonian jälg), from Proto-Uralic *jälke (compare Hungarian jel).
köken: Native word, probably from fal (“to devour”) + -t (noun-forming suffix), presumably with the original sense “part, piece”. Doublet of falat (“bite”).
in a bad sense · a spot, speck, small mark or stain · a disfiguring spot, stain, or blemish
çekim: çoğul maculae · tamlayan maculae
köken: From Proto-Italic *smatlom, from Proto-Indo-European *smH-tló-m (“wiping (perhaps)”), from a root *smeh₂- (“to wipe”) or *smeh₁-. Perhaps related to Ancient Greek σμάω (smáō, “to wipe clean, cleanse”).
stain, spot · a patch, a small area of land · penalty mark
çekim: çoğul pletter · tamlayan plets
köken: From or related to Old Norse *blettr (“blot, stain”). Compare Icelandic blettur (“stain, patch of land”) and Swedish plätt (“patch of land, small pancake”).