avanak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آواناق (avanak), from Armenian ավանակ (avanak, “donkey”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɑβɑnɑk]
  • Hyphenation: a‧va‧nak

Adjective

avanak

  1. fool, stupid, jackass

Synonyms

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977), “յաւանակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 391b
  • Dankoff, Robert (1995), Armenian Loanwords in Turkish (Turcologica; 21), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, § 538, page 111
  • “avanak”, in Türkçe Sözlük‎[1], 9th edition, volume I, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1998, page 163b
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