Ottoman Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *teriŋ (deep); cognate with Azerbaijani dərin, Bashkir тәрән (tərən), Chuvash тарӑн (tarăn), Kazakh терең (tereñ), Kyrgyz терең (tereŋ), Tuvan терең (tereñ) and Yakut дириҥ (diriñ).

Adjective

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دریڭ (deriñ)

  1. deep, profound, extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards
    Synonyms: ژرف (jerf), عمیق (ʿamik)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: derin
  • Laz: დერინი (derini)

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