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Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ko.ˈjun/ (noun)
- IPA(key): /ˈko.jun/ (verb)
- Hyphenation: ko‧yun
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish قویون (koyun), from Proto-Turkic *koń. Cognate with Azerbaijani qoyun, Old Turkic 𐰸𐰆𐰪 (koñ), Turkmen goýun, Kazakh қой (qoi), Uzbek qo'y. Related to written Mongolian ᠬᠣᠨᠢᠨ (qonin, “sheep”), Mongolian хонь (xonʹ, “sheep”), Buryat хонин (xonin, “sheep”) and Kalmyk хөн (xön, “sheep”), but the nature of relationship is unclear; the Mongolic terms may be borrowed from Turkic. Pedersen derived all of these forms from Old Armenian խոյ (xoy), but in Doerfer's opinion this is phonetically impossible. Ačaṙyan too regards the resemblance to Old Armenian խոյ (xoy) as accidental.
Noun
koyun (definite accusative koyunu, plural koyunlar)
- sheep
- (figurative, derogatory, by extension) A person who tends to be led by others easily.
Declension
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “koyun”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Levitskaja, L. S., Dybo, A. V., Rassadin, V. I. (2000) “қой”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume 6, Moscow: Indrik, page 23f.
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “խոյ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume 3, Yerevan: University Press, page 391a
- 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, § 1590
Etymology 2
From Proto-Turkic *kōń.
Noun
koyun (definite accusative koynu, plural koyunlar)
- In-between the arms, embrace.
- Place between the bosom and clothing, sometimes used as storage of valuables
- (figurative) Protective and compassionate environment.
Declension
Etymology 3
Verb
koyun
- second-person plural imperative of koymak
Etymology 4
Noun
koyun
- genitive singular of koy
- second-person singular possessive of koy