macun
See also: Macun
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish معجون (maʼcun, “paste; putty”), itself from Arabic مَعْجُون (maʕjūn, “paste; putty”).
Noun
macun (definite accusative macunu, plural macunlar)
- (in general) paste, any soft and moist mixture of several ingredients incorporated together
- putty, a form of cement made from linseed oil and whiting used in domestic construction and repair
- kind of semi-solid, sticky burnt sugar used for waxing
- Synonym: ağda
- drug made from filtered opium-gum that former addicts swallowed
Declension
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | macun | |
| Definite accusative | macunu | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | macun | macunlar |
| Definite accusative | macunu | macunları |
| Dative | macuna | macunlara |
| Locative | macunda | macunlarda |
| Ablative | macundan | macunlardan |
| Genitive | macunun | macunların |
Derived terms
- macun çekme
- macun küreği
- macuncu
- macunlamak
- macunlanmak
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “macun”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2998
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “macun”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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