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بوغوم

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Ottoman Turkish

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بوغوملر

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *boğïm (“joint, articulation”)[1]; cognate with Azerbaijani buğum, Bashkir быуын (bıwın), Karakhanid [script needed] (boɣïm), Kazakh буын (buyn), Kyrgyz муун (muun), Uyghur بوغۇم (boghum) and Uzbek boʻgʻin.

Noun

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بوغوم • (boğum) (definite accusative بوغومی (boğumu), plural بوغوملر (boğumlar))

  1. (in general) knot, node, any knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance that can be found in an object or material
  2. (in general) joint, articulation, the point where two components of a structure join, but are still able to rotate
    Synonym: مفصل (mafsal)
  3. (botany) leaf node, stem node, one of the spots upon a stem where buds and intercalary meristems occur
  4. (botany) internode, an interval or section between two successive nodes possessing the ability to elongate
  5. (anatomy) joint, articulation, any part of the body where two bones, ossicles, or other hard structures join
    Synonym: مفصل (mafsal)
  6. (anatomy) knuckle, the joints between the bones of the fingers, that can be divided in major and minor ones

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: boğum
  • → Armenian: պօղում (pōġum)

References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “boğım”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 315

Further reading

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