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Azerbaijani
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *kẹlin (“bride, daughter-in-law”).[1] Probably a derivation from Proto-Turkic *kẹl- (“to come”), whence also Azerbaijani gəlmək. The etymology is probably based on the fact that a daughter-in-law used to be a newcomer in her husband's extended household.[2] Starostin et al. reject the seemingly obvious relation between the two roots in favor of the form *kele reconstructed for the largely discredited Proto-Altaic.[3] Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰠𐰤 (kelin /kl²n²/, “daughter-in-law”),[4] Turkish gelin (“daughter-in-law”), Gagauz gelin (“bride”), Bashkir килен (kilen, “bride, young wife”), etc.
Pronunciation
Noun
gəlin (definite accusative gəlini, plural gəlinlər)
- daughter-in-law
- Antonyms: (father-in-law) qayınata, (mother-in-law) qayınana
- bride
- Antonym: (bridegroom) bəy
- sister-in-law, specifically, the wife of one's brother
Declension
Possessive forms of gəlin
Coordinate terms
- (daughter-in-law): kürəkən (“son-in-law”), yeznə (“son-in-law”)
- (bride): bəy (“groom”)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
gəlin
- second-person plural imperative of gəlmək
References
- ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*gẹlin”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
- ^ Doerfer, Gerhard (1967) Türkische und mongolische Elemente im Neupersischen [Turkic and Mongolian Elements in New Persian] (Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur: Veröffentlichungen der Orientalischen Kommission; 20) (in German), volume III, Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, § 1700
- ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*kele”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
- ^ Abuseitova, M. Kh, Bukhatuly, B., editors (2008), “𐰚𐰠𐰤”, in TÜRIK BITIG: Ethno Cultural Dictionary, Language Committee of Ministry of Culture and Information of Republic of Kazakhstan
Further reading
Khalaj
Etymology
Borrowed from Azerbaijani gəlin. Doublet of kəlin, native form.
Pronunciation
Noun
gəlin (definite accusative gəlinü, plural gəlinlər)
- bride
- Synonym: kəlin
Declension
References
- Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
- Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*gẹlin”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill