ilenç

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایلنج (ilenc), from Old Anatolian Turkish ایلنج (ilänc). By surface analysis, ilen- +‎ -ç.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: i‧lenç

Noun

ilenç (definite accusative ilenci, plural ilençler)

1. malediction, curse, a prayer for something bad to happen to someone

Declension

Declension of ilenç

	singular	plural
nominative	ilenç	ilençler
definite accusative	ilenci	ilençleri
dative	ilence	ilençlere
locative	ilençte	ilençlerde
ablative	ilençten	ilençlerden
genitive	ilencin	ilençlerin

Synonyms

• beddua
• (dialectal) intizar
• kargış

Further reading

• “ilenç”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• “ilenç”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982