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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish تنیه (tenya), from French ténia.
Noun
tenya (definite accusative tenyayı, plural tenyalar)
- tapeworm
- Synonym: şerit
Further reading
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “tenya”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tenya”, in Nişanyan Sözlük