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konak

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See also: koňak

English

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish قوناق (konak, mansion, station, inn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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konak (plural konaks)

  1. A palace or other large official residence in Turkey or the Ottoman Empire.
    • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, “Against the Day”, in Against the Day, New York, N.Y.: Penguin Press, →ISBN, page 841:
      It was a small pretty town with four minarets and one campanile and the Pasha's konak sprawling across the foothills.

Chuukese

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Noun

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konak

  1. dog

Indonesian

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Noun

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konak

  1. (informal, vulgar) libido, sexual urges

See also

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Karaim

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *kon-.

Noun

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konak

  1. guest

References

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  • N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “konak”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قوناق (konak, mansion, station, inn).

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Noun

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kònak m (Cyrillic spelling ко̀нак)

  1. inn, hostel
  2. accommodation

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