Turkmen

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bōń (neck).[1] Cognate with Azerbaijani boyun, Turkish boyun.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bojʊn/
  • Hyphenation: bo‧ýun

Noun

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boýun (definite accusative boýny, plural boýunlar)[2]

  1. (anatomy) neck

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “boyın”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 384
  2. ^ boýun at Ene dilim