günlük

Günlük is a Turkish word with several related meanings centered on time, documentation, and daily life. As an adjective, günlük means daily or everyday, used to describe things that happen each day or pertain to daily life, such as günlük programı (daily schedule) or günlük konuşma (everyday speech).

As a noun, günlük commonly refers to a diary or journal—a personal record kept over a period of time. People say günlüğümde today’s events, or “günlük tutmak” to mean keeping a diary. A diary entry is simply a günlük, and written records kept regularly are described as günlük kayıtları (diary records).

Günlük can also denote a publication that is issued daily, such as a daily newspaper or daily bulletin. In such contexts it appears in phrases like günlük haberler (daily news) or günlük bülten (daily bulletin). Some periodicals have used the title Günlük to emphasize their daily frequency.

Etymology and usage: gün means day in Turkish, and the suffix -lük forms abstract nouns or states. Thus günlük originally conveys something related to the day, evolving to mean daily, and in the diary sense to a personal daily record. The word functions as both an attributive adjective and a standalone noun, and its exact meaning is determined by context.