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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish حزن (ḥazen, ḥüzn, “sadness, sorrow, melancholy, a sad thought or feeling”),[1][2] from Arabic حُزْن (ḥuzn), verbal noun of حَزَنَ (ḥazana, “to make sad, to sadden”).[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hyˈzyn/
- Hyphenation: hü‧zün
Noun
hüzün (definite accusative hüznü, plural hüzünler)
- sadness, melancholy, gloominess
- Synonyms: üzüntü, gam, keder, sıkıntı
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References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “حزن”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 782
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “حزن”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 505
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mahzun”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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