Yük

Yük is a Turkish noun meaning burden, load, or cargo. It can refer to a physical load carried by a person, animal, or vehicle, as well as to non-physical burdens such as responsibilities or obligations. In everyday speech it appears in expressions like yük taşımak (to carry a load) and yük altında olmak (to be under a burden). Metaphorically, yük is used for duties, liabilities, and strains, giving rise to related words such as yükümlü (liable) and yükümlülük (obligation).

In logistics and engineering, yük commonly denotes cargo or freight, and compounds such as yük taşıma (cargo transport) and yük kapasitesi (load capacity) are standard. In Turkish grammar, yük sits with nouns and adjectives that describe the burden more than the strict physical property of weight. For physics terms, Turkish typically uses ağırlık for weight (the force) and kütle for mass; yük emphasizes the burden or object being carried, rather than the gravity force.

Etymology and derivatives: Yük derives from Turkish roots and has cognates in related Turkic languages. It forms verbs such as yüklemek (to load) and adjectives/nouns such as yüklenen (loaded). The word is common in both everyday language and technical terminology, and appears in various idioms and fixed expressions.