تونك

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Chagatai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Armenian տունկ (tunk).

Noun[edit]

تونك (tong)

  1. shrub, bush

References[edit]

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “տունկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Ottoman Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish دونك (dünek). Compare Karakhanid تونك (tünek, prison).

Noun[edit]

تونك (tünek)

  1. perch (roosting place of a bird)

Descendants[edit]

  • Turkish: tünek

References[edit]