دكز

Old Anatolian Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *teŋiŕ.

Noun

دَكِزْ • (däŋiz)

  1. sea
    • 14th Century, anonymous author, Dresden Manuscript: Kitāb-ı Dedem Ḳorḳud Alā Lisān-ı Tāife-i Oġuzān:
      اورلشبن صولر طاشيه دكز طولمز
      örläşübän sular daşsa däŋiz dolmaz
      [even] if the rising waters spilled the sea wouldn't fill up

Derived terms

  • دكز آغزی (däŋiz aġzı, jellyfish)
  • دكزلر دكزی (däŋizlär däŋizi, ocean)

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: dəniz
  • Gagauz: deniz
  • Ottoman Turkish: دكز (deñiz), دكیز (deñiz), տէնկիզ (dengiz /⁠deñiz⁠/)Armeno-Turkish

Further reading

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • دكیز (deñiz)
  • տէնկիզ (dengiz /⁠deñiz⁠/)Armeno-Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish دكز (däŋiz), Proto-Turkic *teŋiŕ.

Noun

دڭز • (deñiz)

  1. sea
    Synonyms: بحر, دریا
    ایچ دکزdeñizinland sea
    سرت دکزsert deñizrough sea

Derived terms

  • شاب دكزی (şab deñizi, Red Sea, literally Alum Sea)
  • دكز قویونی (deñiz koyunu, fur seal, literally sea sheep)

Descendants

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