دگنك

Ottoman Turkish

دگنك

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tegnek (stick, cane), a development of *teg- (to reach, achieve, touch), whence دگمك (değmek, to reach; to hit, strike). Cognate with Azerbaijani dəyənək and Turkmen degenek.

Noun

دگنك • (değenek)

  1. stick, wand, cane, an elongated piece of wood, typically put to some use
    Synonyms: آغاج (ağac), عصا (ʿasa)
  2. ferule, a ruler-shaped instrument, generally used to slap children on the hand
    Synonym: صوپه (sopa)
  3. bastinado, a blow with a cudgel or stick, or a beating with sticks
    Synonyms: صوپه (sopa), كوتك (kötek)

Derived terms

  • ال دگنكی (el değeneği, staff, wand)
  • دگنك اورمق (değenek urmak, to strike with a stick)
  • دگنكجی (değenekci, batoneer)
  • دگنكلی (değenekli, provided with a stick)
  • قولتق دگنكی (koltuk değeneği, crutch)
  • چوبان دگنكی (çoban değeneği, crook; knotgrass)

Descendants

  • Turkish: değnek
  • Armenian: դագանակ (daganak), տէյնէկ (tēynēk), դա̈գա̈նա̈կ (dägänäk), դըգյա̈նա̈կ (dəgyänäk), դիգյա̈նա̈կ (digyänäk), դըգյանակ (dəgyanak), դիգյանակ (digyanak)
  • Georgian: დოღანაგი (doɣanagi)
  • Greek: δεκανίκι (dekaníki)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: дегенек
    Latin script: degenek

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