Karakhanid

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Etymology

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Inherited from Common Turkic *siŋil (younger sister).[1] Cognate with Bashkir hеңле (heñle, younger sister).

Noun

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سِنكيِلْ (siŋīl)

  1. a man's younger sister
    Synonym: بَلْدِز (baldïz)
    Antonym: اَكا (ekē)

References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “siŋi:l”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 838

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