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Middle English
Adjective
yenge
- Alternative form of yong
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yeŋe (“elder brother's wife”). See Bashkir еңгә (yeñgə) for more cognates.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjeɲˌɟe/, (vocative) /jeɲˈɟe/
- Hyphenation: yen‧ge
Noun
yenge (definite accusative yengeyi, plural yengeler)
- aunt-in-law; one's brother's wife
Oğlum, o senin yengen, yengen!- My son, that's your aunt, your aunt!
- (vocative) term of address for women
- (informal) female significant other of one's friend
Kardeşliğin ilk kuralı: yengenize yürümek yok.- The first rule of the bro code is you do not hit upon your bro's girl.
Yengenizi aldatırken yakalarsanız hemen kankanıza söylüyorsunuz, sonrasında ne bok olacağı fark etmez.- If you catch your bro's girl cheating you immediately tell your bro regardless of any possible shitstorm that may arise.
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Further reading
- “yenge”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “yenge”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “yenge”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “yenge”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5161
Western Arrernte
Pronunciation
Pronoun
yenge
- I (ergative?)