cenk
See also: Cenk and cénk
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Persian جنگ.
Noun
cenk
- battle
Hungarian
Etymology
Of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɛŋk]
- Hyphenation: cenk
Noun
cenk (plural cenkek)
- (archaic) rotter, cad (a worthless, despicable person)
Usage notes
Its original meaning was dog, hunting dog. The literary language of the 19th century used it in a pejorative sense.
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | cenk | cenkek |
| accusative | cenket | cenkeket |
| dative | cenknek | cenkeknek |
| instrumental | cenkkel | cenkekkel |
| causal-final | cenkért | cenkekért |
| translative | cenkké | cenkekké |
| terminative | cenkig | cenkekig |
| essive-formal | cenkként | cenkekként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | cenkben | cenkekben |
| superessive | cenken | cenkeken |
| adessive | cenknél | cenkeknél |
| illative | cenkbe | cenkekbe |
| sublative | cenkre | cenkekre |
| allative | cenkhez | cenkekhez |
| elative | cenkből | cenkekből |
| delative | cenkről | cenkekről |
| ablative | cenktől | cenkektől |
| Possessive forms of cenk | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | cenkem | cenkjeim |
| 2nd person sing. | cenked | cenkjeid |
| 3rd person sing. | cenkje | cenkjei |
| 1st person plural | cenkünk | cenkjeink |
| 2nd person plural | cenketek | cenkjeitek |
| 3rd person plural | cenkjük | cenkjeik |
References
- Tótfalusi, István. Magyar értelmező kéziszótár A–Z-ig (’Hungarian Concise Explanatory Dictionary from A to Z’). Budapest: Merényi Könyvkiadó, 1996. →ISBN
Turkish
Etymology
From Middle Persian or Persian جنگ (jang).
Noun
cenk (definite accusative cengi, plural cenkler)
- (dated) war
Synonyms
- savaş
- harp