یناق

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Ottoman Turkish

یناق

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yạyŋak (cheek); cognate with Azerbaijani yanaq, Bashkir яңаҡ (yañaq), Southern Altai јаак (ǰaak), Tatar яңак (yañaq), Turkmen ýaňak and Uzbek yonoq.

Noun

یناق (yanak)

  1. cheek, the soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes
    Synonyms: خد (hadd), رخ (ruh), عارض (ʿariz)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: yanak
  • Armenian: յանախ (yanax)

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