yaman-yoz

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Azerbaijani

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Etymology

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From yaman (“bad”) +‎ yoz. The latter part is a contraction of the now archaic yovuz~yavuz~yavız, from Proto-Turkic *yabïŕ.

Uncontracted form yaman-yovuz~yaman-yavız does exist, too.

Noun

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yaman-yoz (definite accusative yaman-yozu, plural yaman-yozlar) (South Azerbaijani)

  1. curse, dirty words, profanity, obscenity
    yaman-yoz demək ― to curse; to insult with profanity

See also

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