تنین

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تِنِّين (tinnīn, “sea serpent, dragon”).

Noun

تنین • (tinnin) (plural تنانین)

  1. fabulous serpent of enormous size, dragon
    Synonyms: اژدها (ejdeha), ثعبان (suʿban), غول (ğul)
  2. (astronomy) Draco, a circumpolar constellation

Descendants

  • Turkish: tinnin

Further reading

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