yaman-yoz

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From yaman (“bad”) +‎ yoz. The latter part is a contraction of the now archaic yovuz~yavuz~yavız, from Proto-Turkic *yabïŕ.

Uncontracted form yaman-yovuz~yaman-yavız does exist, too.

Noun

yaman-yoz (definite accusative yaman-yozu, plural yaman-yozlar) (South Azerbaijani)

1. curse, dirty words, profanity, obscenity

   yaman-yoz demək ― to curse; to insult with profanity

See also

• yaman demək