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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Old Anatolian Turkish (erken, “early, early in the morning”), from (er, “early”) and (iken), equivalent to modern Azerbaijani -kən. Compare Turkish erken. Ultimately a derivation from Proto-Turkic *ẹ̄r (“early”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
erkən (comparative daha erkən, superlative ən erkən)
- early (near the start or beginning)
- erkən səhər ― early morning
Erkən orta əsrlərdə Bakının iqtisadiyyatının əsasını neft və duz istehsalı, Bakı və Abşeron bölgəsində becərilən boyaqotu və zəfəran təşkil edirdi.- During the early Middle ages, salt and oil production constituted the basis of Baku's economy, as well as madder and saffron grown in the surroundings of Baku and Absheron.
- premature, early (at a time in advance of the usual or expected event)
- erkən yaz ― an early spring
- erkən boşalma ― premature ejaculation
- erkən nikah ― early/premature marriage
- erkən doğum ― premature delivery
Adverb
erkən
- early in the morning
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