بویوندرق

Ottoman Turkish

بویوندرق

Alternative forms

  • بویندرق (boyunduruk), بیوندرق (boyunduruk), بویوندروغ (boyunduruğ)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bōńduruk (yoke), an unusual development of *bōń (neck), whence بویون (boyun, neck). Cognate with Azerbaijani boyunduruq, Kazakh мойынтұрық (moiyntūryq), Kyrgyz моюнтурук (moyunturuk), Turkmen boýuntyryk, Uyghur بويۇنتۇرۇق (boyunturuq) and Uzbek boʻyinturuq.

Noun

بویوندرق • (boyunduruk)

  1. yoke, a bar or frame by which two draught animals are joined at their necks
    Synonym: یوغ (yug)
  2. (figuratively) yoke, oppression, something which oppresses or restrains a person

Derived terms

  • بویوندرغه اورمق (boyunduruğa urmak, to put under the yoke)

Descendants

  • Turkish: boyunduruk

Further reading

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