دوكون

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tügün (“knot; contract”), a development of *tüg- (“to tie in a knot; make a loop”), from which also دوگوم (düğüm, “knot”).

Noun

دوگون • (düğün)

  1. wedding, nuptials, the ceremony that marks the beginning of a marriage
    Synonyms: سور (sur), عرس (ʼurs)

Derived terms

  • دوگون اوی (düğün evi, “house where a wedding is held”)
  • دوگون چیچكی (düğün çiçeği, “buttercup”)
  • دوگونجی (düğüncü, “wedding-goer”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: düğün
  • → Armenian: տիւյիւն (tiwyiwn)

Further reading

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