ilenç
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایلنج (ilenc), from Old Anatolian Turkish ایلنج (ilänc). By surface analysis, ilen- + -ç.[1]
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: i‧lenç
Noun
ilenç (definite accusative ilenci, plural ilençler)
- malediction, curse, a prayer for something bad to happen to someone
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ilenç | ilençler |
| definite accusative | ilenci | ilençleri |
| dative | ilence | ilençlere |
| locative | ilençte | ilençlerde |
| ablative | ilençten | ilençlerden |
| genitive | ilencin | ilençlerin |
Synonyms
References
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ilenç”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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