اكسه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *eŋse (“back of neck”); cognate with Azerbaijani ənsə, Bashkir иңһә (iñhə), Kazakh еңсе (eñse), Kumyk енгсе (yeñse), Salar eñse, Southern Altai эҥзе (eŋze), Turkmen ýeňse and Uzbek ensa.

Noun

اكسه • (eñse) (definite accusative اكسه‌یی (eñseyi), plural اكسه‌لر (eñseler))

  1. nape, nucha, the back part of the neck
    Synonym: قفا (kafâ)
  2. occiput, the back part of the head or skull

Derived terms

  • اكسه صاچی (eñse saçı, “chignon, bun”)
  • اكسه كمیكی (eñse kemiği, “bone of the occiput”)
  • اكسه چوقوری (eñse çukuru, “the hollow at the back of the neck”)
  • اكسه‌دن كتمك (eñseden gitmek, “to follow”)
  • اكسه‌دن كلمك (eñseden gelmek, “to come up from behind”)
  • اكسه‌سی طاقیه‌جی قالبی (eñsesi takyacı kalibi, “void of sense or intellect”)
  • اكسه‌سی قالن (eñsesi kalın, “stiff-necked”)
  • اكسه‌لمك (eñselemek, “to strike on the nape”)
  • اكسه‌یه بینمك (eñseye binmek, “to persecute a person”)
  • اكری (eğri, “crooked, bent”)
  • اكمك (eğmek, “to bend, crook; to bow, bow down”)
  • اكن (eğin, “upper part of the back”)
  • اكیج (eğic, “honey-gatherer's hook”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: ense
  • → Armenian: էնքսէ (ēnkʻsē)

Further reading

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