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dinç

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See also: dinc, Dinç, and DINC

Turkish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Turkic *tïŋ.[1] Cognate to Southern Altai тыҥ (tïŋ, strong), etc.

Adjective

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dinç

  1. energetic and vigorous, robust and active
Descendants
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  • Armenian: տինճ (tinč), դինջ (dinǰ)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Turkic *tï̄n (spirit; breath; rest; quiet).[2] Cognate with Azerbaijani dinc (quiet, peaceful), Bashkir тыныс (tınıs), see there for more cognates.

Adjective

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dinç

  1. untroubled, unconcerned, insouciant

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*dïŋ”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎[1], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  2. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*dï̄n”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8)‎[2], Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill