Ottoman Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From باصمق (basmak, to press, overwhelm, surprise) +‎ ـغن (-gin, -gün, -gın, -gun) / ـقن (-kin, -kün, -kın, -kun, forming adjectives ‘full of an action’).

Noun

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باصقین (baskın)

  1. a surprise attack
    1. A night attack on an enemy camp
    2. A police raid
  2. strength
  3. weight
  4. the state of being pressed down
  5. waterfall

Descendants

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  • Armenian: պասխըն (pasxən), բասկըն (baskən)

Adjective

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باصقین (baskın)

  1. heavy
  2. powerful; overpowering, irresistable

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