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Etymology edit

From compound of koyun (bosom, chest) +‎ -u (possessive suffix) +‎ -(n)a (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant) +‎ almak (to take, to receive), literally to take into one's bosom. Cognate with Kazakh қойнына алу (qoinyna alu).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /koj.nuˈna.aɫ.mak/
  • Hyphenation: koy‧nu‧na‧al‧mak

Verb edit

koynuna almak (third-person singular simple present koynuna alır)

  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To sleep in the same bed with someone.
  2. (transitive, idiomatic, euphemistic) To sleep with someone, to have sexual intercourse with someone.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) To lay siege to, to besiege a place.

Usage notes edit

  • In the base form of the verb, "koyun" has the possessive suffix for 3rd Person Singular, this suffix changes accordingly for other persons;
    1st P. Sg. "-um" + -a (dative suffix) → (koynuma)
    2nd P. Sg. "-un" + -a (dative suffix) → (koynuna)
    1st P. Pl. "-umuz" + -a (dative suffix) → (koynumuza)
    2nd P. Pl. "-unuz" + -a (dative suffix) → (koynunuza)
    3rd P. Pl. "-ları" + -na (dative suffix with "n" as buffer consonant) → (koyunlarına)

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