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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Common Turkic *tiken, equivalent to tikən, present participle of tikmək (“to sew”). Also, Compare to Southern Altai тегенек (tegenek), тиген (tigen, “fir”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tikan (definite accusative tikanı, plural tikanlar)
- prickle, prick, thorn
- Synonym: (dialectal) cun
16th century, Fuzuli, Ol səbəbdən farsi ləfzilə çoxdur nəzm kim:
- fish bone
Declension
Descendants
- → Georgian: თიქან (tikan) (Ingiloy)
References
- ^ Tenišev E. R., editor (1984–2006), Sravnitelʹno-istoričeskaja grammatika tjurkskix jazykov: [Comparative Historical Grammar of Turkic Languages:] (in Russian), Moscow: Nauka, pages 105-106
Further reading
Finnish
Noun
tikan
- genitive singular of tikka
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