yeğ

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish یگ (yeğ), from Proto-Turkic *yẹg- (better; upper part, surface). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰘𐰃𐰏 (yeg), Azerbaijani yey, etc.

Adjective

yeğ

  1. better
    (proverb)
    Sağlık varlıktan yeğdir.
    Health is better than wealth.

Declension

Declension of yeğ
singular plural
nominative yeğ yeğler
definite accusative yeği yeğleri
dative yeğe yeğlere
locative yeğde yeğlerde
ablative yeğden yeğlerden
genitive yeğin yeğlerin

Derived terms

Further reading

  • yeğ”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu