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اینك

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Ottoman Turkish

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اینك

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish ایكك (iŋäk), from Proto-Turkic *ingek (cow). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰃𐰤𐰏𐰛 (ingek), Azerbaijani inək, Chuvash ӗне (ĕne), Kyrgyz инек (inek), Tuvan инек (inek), Uyghur ئىنەك (inek) and Uyghur ئىنەك (inek).

Noun

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اینك (inek) (definite accusative اینكی (ineği), plural اینكلر (inekler))

  1. cow, an adult female of the species Bos taurus, especially one that has calved, usually kept to produce milk
    Synonym: كاو (gav)
  2. (derogatory) cow, a woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered stupid or foolish

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: inek

Further reading

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