macun

See also: Macun

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish معجون (maʼcun, “paste; putty”), itself from Arabic مَعْجُون (maʕjūn, “paste; putty”).

Noun

macun (definite accusative macunu, plural macunlar)

1. (in general) paste, any soft and moist mixture of several ingredients incorporated together
2. putty, a form of cement made from linseed oil and whiting used in domestic construction and repair
3. kind of semi-solid, sticky burnt sugar used for waxing

   Synonym: ağda

4. drug made from filtered opium-gum that former addicts swallowed

Declension

Declension of macun

	singular	plural
nominative	macun	macunlar
definite accusative	macunu	macunları
dative	macuna	macunlara
locative	macunda	macunlarda
ablative	macundan	macunlardan
genitive	macunun	macunların

Derived terms

• macun çekme
• macun küreği
• macuncu
• macunlamak
• macunlanmak

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “macun”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2998
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “macun”, in Nişanyan Sözlük