Turkmen

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Etymology

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From a derivation of Proto-Turkic *yama- (to patch).[1]

Cognate with Turkish yama.

Noun

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ýama (definite accusative ýamany, plural ýamalar)

  1. patch

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*jama-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill