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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish لكن (leğen), from Persian لگن (lagan), from Ancient Greek λεκάνη (lekánē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leˈen/, /leˈjen/, /læːn/
- Hyphenation: le‧ğen
Noun
leğen (definite accusative leğeni, plural leğenler)
- basin e.g., of water
- (anatomy) pelvis (structure of bones)
Declension
Further reading
- “leğen”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu