Ottoman Turkish

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قویون

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *koń (sheep); cognate with Old Turkic 𐰸𐰆𐰪 (q̊¹uń /⁠koń⁠/), Azerbaijani qoyun, Kazakh қой (qoi), Kyrgyz кой (koy), Tatar қуй, Turkmen goýun, Uyghur قوي (qoy) and Uzbek qo'y.

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Noun

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قویون (koyun) (definite accusative قویونی (koyunu), plural قویونلر (koyunlar))

  1. sheep, any woolly ruminant of the genus Ovis, typically kept as livestock
    Synonyms: شات (şat), گوسفند (gusfend), میش (miş)
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Descendants
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  • Gagauz: koyun
  • Turkish: koyun
  • Armenian: խոյին (xoyin)

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Etymology 2

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Adverb

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قویون (koyun)

  1. Alternative form of قویین (koyun, downwardly)

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Etymology 3

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Noun

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قویون (koyun)

  1. Alternative form of قوین (koyun, bosom; breast pocket)

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