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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish bø̄n, from Old Norse bœn, bón, from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“curse, prayer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, say”).
Pronunciation
Noun
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- prayer
- A practice of communicating with one's God.
- The act of praying.
- The specific words or methods used for praying.
- A plea (like the more obscure meaning of prayer in English)
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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بوك (böñ), from Proto-Turkic *bȫn (“stupid, foolish”). Cognate with Turkmen mȫn.
Pronunciation
Adjective
bön
- stupid
- Synonyms: ahmak, andaval, aptal, avanak, budala, embesil, salak
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Further reading
- “bön”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu