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Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *yï̄lan (“snake”).
Pronunciation
Noun
yılan
- snake
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Tatar
Pronunciation
Noun
yılan
- snake
Descendants
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jɯ.ˈɫɑn/
- Hyphenation: yı‧lan
Etymology 1
From Ottoman Turkish ییلان (yılan, “snake”), from Proto-Turkic *yï̄lan (“snake”), equivalent to Proto-Turkic *yï̄l- (“to creep”) + -lan (“suffix denoting a wild, predatory animal”). Compare aslan (“lion”), kaplan (“tiger”), sırtlan (“hyena”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰖𐰃𐰞𐰣 (yılan, “snake”).
Noun
yılan (definite accusative yılanı, plural yılanlar)
- (reptiles, zoology) snake
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Etymology 2
Verb
yılan
- present participle of yılmak (to be daunted)
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