Turkmen

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bōnčuk (bead),[1] equivalent to boýun (neck) +‎ -juk (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Azerbaijani muncuq, Turkish boncuk.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /moːnˈd͡ʒʊk/
  • Hyphenation: mon‧juk

Noun

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monjuk (definite accusative monjugy, plural monjuklar)[2]

  1. bead

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “bonçuk”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 349
  2. ^ monjuk at Ene dilim