tüpeň

Turkmen

Etymology

From Proto-Oghuz [Term?]. Compare Karakhanid [script needed] (tüwek), a Turkic onomatopoeia attested in Dīwān Luḡāt at-Turk meaning a blowpipe shooting pebbles against birds.

Cognate with Turkish tüfek, Azerbaijani tüfəng, Nogai туьбек (tübek), etc.

Noun

tüpeň (definite accusative tüpeňi, plural tüpeňler)

  1. rifle

Declension

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