Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *beŋiŕ (face). [1]

Noun

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بڭز (beñiz)

  1. complexion (face colour)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: beniz

References

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