اڭ

See also: اك and اک

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *eŋ (“very”).[1] Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰭 (eŋ).

Adverb

اڭ • (eñ)

  1. Forms the superlative of the following adjective.
    بیوك، اڭ بیوك
    biyük, eñ biyük
    big, (the) biggest
Descendants
  • Turkish: en

Etymology 2

Unknown, may be from Proto-Turkic *öŋ (“color, face”).

Noun

اڭ • (eñ)

  1. complexion (face color)
    Synonyms: بت (bet), بڭز (beñiz)
  2. color
    Synonyms: بویا (boya), رنك (renk)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Proto-Turkic *ēn (“breadth, width”).[2][3]

Noun

اڭ • (eñ)

  1. width

References
  1. Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*eŋ”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  2. Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*ēn”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  3. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “en²”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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