yeğ
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
- better
- (proverb) Sağlık varlıktan yeğdir.
- Health is better than wealth.
- (proverb)
Declension
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | yeğ | |
| Definite accusative | yeği | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | yeğ | yeğler |
| Definite accusative | yeği | yeğleri |
| Dative | yeğe | yeğlere |
| Locative | yeğde | yeğlerde |
| Ablative | yeğden | yeğlerden |
| Genitive | yeğin | yeğlerin |
Derived terms
- yeğlemek
- yeğrek
Further reading
- yeğ in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu