Crimean Tatar edit

Etymology edit

kün (day, sun) +‎ aylanmaq (to spin), referencing its sunlikeness and heliotropism towards sunlight. Compare, for example, French tournesol.

Noun edit

künaylan

  1. sunflower
    künaylan yağısunflower oil

Declension edit

References edit

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
  • künaylan”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)