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Azerbaijani
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ōyun.
Pronunciation
Noun
oyun (definite accusative oyunu, plural oyunlar)
- game, play
- kompyüter oyunları ― computer games
- oyun qaydaları ― game rules
Mən qaydasını bilmədiyim bir oyunda iştirak etmərəm.- I won't partake in a game whose rules I don't know.
- (drama) acting performance
- dance
- Synonym: rəqs
- intrigue, machination, plot, scheme (devious plan)
- trouble, misadventure, jam (usually caused by someone)
Başına oyun açaram!- I will cause you trouble/I will get you into trouble! (used as a threat)
- (literally, “I will open a play to your head”)
Başına elə oyun gətirərəm!- I will cause you so much trouble/I will get you in such trouble! (used as a threat)
- (literally, “I will bring such a play to your head”)
Orada başıma çox oyun gəlib.- I have encountered a lot of trouble there.
- (literally, “A lot of play came to my head there”)
- in backgammon
- single game (individual games giving one or two points which constitute a match, tas)
- (by extension) point value of a single game
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References
Turkish
Etymology 1
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اویون (oyun, “game, play, drama”), from Proto-Turkic *ōyun. Compare Yakut and Dolgan ой (“to jump”).
Cognate with Old Turkic (oyun, “play, entertainment”), Azerbaijani oyun (“game”), Bashkir уйын (uyın, “game”), Chuvash вӑйӑ (văjă, “game”), Kazakh ойын (oiyn, “game”), Khakas ойын (oyın, “game”), Kyrgyz оюн (oyun, “game”), Tuvan оюн (oyun, “game”), Turkmen oýun (“game, play”), Uyghur ئويۇن (oyun, “game”), Uzbek oʻyin (“play”), Yakut оонньуу (oonnyuu, “game”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈjun/
- Hyphenation: o‧yun
Noun
oyun (definite accusative oyunu, plural oyunlar)
- game, amusement, entertainment
2004, “Dursun Zaman [Let Time Stop]”, in maNga:Dursun zaman / “Dursun” diyorsun da / Oyun değil ki yaşamak- Let time stop / You say, “Let it stop” but / Life is not a game
- play, drama; a theatrical performance featuring actors
- piece, stage play, representation
- dance, folk dance
- deftness, stunt, dexterity, artfulness
- prank, trick, ruse, intrigue, fiddle
- gambling
- (wrestling) various finishing moves done surprisingly
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Further reading
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈjun/
- Hyphenation: o‧yun
Noun
oyun
- genitive singular of oy
- second-person singular possessive of oy
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈo.jun/
- Hyphenation: o‧yun
Verb
oyun
- second-person plural imperative of oymak
References
Yoruba
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ō.jṹ/
Noun
oyún
- pregnancy
Derived terms
References
- Awoyale, Yiwola (2008 December 19) Global Yoruba Lexical Database v. 1.0, number LDC2008L03, Philadelphia: Linguistic Data Consortium, →DOI, →ISBN