avanak
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish آواناق (avanak), from Armenian ավանակ (avanak, “donkey”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɑβɑnɑk]
- Hyphenation: a‧va‧nak
Adjective
avanak
- fool, stupid, jackass
Synonyms
- ahmak
- andaval
- aptal
- bön
- salak
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “յաւանակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 391b
- Dankoff, Robert (1995) Armenian Loanwords in Turkish (Turcologica; 21), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, § 538, page 111
- Parlatır, İsmail et al. (1998), “avanak”, in Türkçe Sözlük, volume I, 9th edition, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 163b