avanak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آواناق (avanak), from Armenian ավանակ (avanak, “donkey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑβɑnɑk]
• Hyphenation: a‧va‧nak

Adjective

avanak

1. fool, stupid, jackass

Synonyms

• ahmak
• andaval
• aptal
• bön
• salak

 

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “յաւանակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 391b
• Dankoff, Robert (1995) Armenian Loanwords in Turkish (Turcologica; 21), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, § 538, page 111
• Parlatır, İsmail et al. (1998) “avanak”, in Türkçe Sözlük, 9th edition, volume I, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 163b