pezevenk

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پزونك (pezevenk), پوزونك (püzevenk, pözevenk). See it for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pe̞ze̞ˈvæɲc]
• Hyphenation: pe‧ze‧venk

Noun

pezevenk (definite accusative pezevengi, plural pezevenkler)

1. (vulgar) pimp, procurer
2. (vulgar, derogatory) a worthless, obnoxious person, usually male, without honor, morals or virtue

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	pezevenk
Definite accusative	pezevengi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	pezevenk	pezevenkler
Definite accusative	pezevengi	pezevenkleri
Dative	pezevenge	pezevenklere
Locative	pezevenkte	pezevenklerde
Ablative	pezevenkten	pezevenklerden
Genitive	pezevengin	pezevenklerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular pezevengim pezevenklerim 2nd singular pezevengin pezevenklerin 3rd singular pezevengi pezevenkleri 1st plural pezevengimiz pezevenklerimiz 2nd plural pezevenginiz pezevenkleriniz 3rd plural pezevenkleri pezevenkleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular pezevengimi pezevenklerimi 2nd singular pezevengini pezevenklerini 3rd singular pezevengini pezevenklerini 1st plural pezevengimizi pezevenklerimizi 2nd plural pezevenginizi pezevenklerinizi 3rd plural pezevenklerini pezevenklerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular pezevengime pezevenklerime 2nd singular pezevengine pezevenklerine 3rd singular pezevengine pezevenklerine 1st plural pezevengimize pezevenklerimize 2nd plural pezevenginize pezevenklerinize 3rd plural pezevenklerine pezevenklerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular pezevengimde pezevenklerimde 2nd singular pezevenginde pezevenklerinde 3rd singular pezevenginde pezevenklerinde 1st plural pezevengimizde pezevenklerimizde 2nd plural pezevenginizde pezevenklerinizde 3rd plural pezevenklerinde pezevenklerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular pezevengimden pezevenklerimden 2nd singular pezevenginden pezevenklerinden 3rd singular pezevenginden pezevenklerinden 1st plural pezevengimizden pezevenklerimizden 2nd plural pezevenginizden pezevenklerinizden 3rd plural pezevenklerinden pezevenklerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular pezevengimin pezevenklerimin 2nd singular pezevenginin pezevenklerinin 3rd singular pezevenginin pezevenklerinin 1st plural pezevengimizin pezevenklerimizin 2nd plural pezevenginizin pezevenklerinizin 3rd plural pezevenklerinin pezevenklerinin
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular pezevengim pezevenklerim 2nd singular pezevenksin pezevenklersin 3rd singular pezevenk pezevenktir pezevenkler pezevenklerdir 1st plural pezevengiz pezevenkleriz 2nd plural pezevenksiniz pezevenklersiniz 3rd plural pezevenkler pezevenklerdir

Synonyms

• (slang) pezo, dümbük, godoş, muhabbet tellalı, kavat, dasnik, astik

Further reading

• “pezevenk”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982
• Parlatır, İsmail et al. (1998) “pezevenk”, in Türkçe Sözlük, 9th edition, volume II, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 1799a