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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish آواناق (avanak), from Armenian ավանակ (avanak, “donkey”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: a‧va‧nak
Adjective
avanak
- 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
- Parlatır, İsmail et al. (1998) “avanak”, in Türkçe Sözlük, 9th edition, volume I, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 163b