دكنك

Old Anatolian Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tegenek.

Noun

دَكَنَكْ • (dägänäk)

  1. cane, stick, wand

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: dəyənək
  • Gagauz: deynek
  • Ottoman Turkish: دكنك (değenek)
    • Turkish: değnek
    • → Armenian: դագանակ (daganak), տէյնէկ (tēynēk), դա̈գա̈նա̈կ (dägänäk), դըգյա̈նա̈կ (dəgyänäk), դիգյա̈նա̈կ (digyänäk), դըգյանակ (dəgyanak), դիգյանակ (digyanak) — dialectal
    • → Georgian: დოღანაგი (doɣanagi)
    • → Greek: δεκανίκι (dekaníki)
    • → Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: дегенек
      Latin script: degenek

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish دَكَنَكْ (dägänäk), from Proto-Turkic *tegenek (“stick, cane”), a development of *teg- (“to reach, achieve, touch”). Cognate with Azerbaijani dəyənək and Turkmen degenek.

Noun

دكنك • (değenek) (definite accusative دكنكی (değeneği), plural دكنكلر (değenekler))

  1. stick, wand, cane, an elongated piece of wood, typically put to some use
    Synonyms: آغاج (ağac), عصا (ʼasa)
  2. ferule, a ruler-shaped instrument, generally used to slap children on the hand
    Synonym: صوپه (sopa)
  3. bastinado, a corporal punishment consisting of a blow or a beating with sticks
    Synonyms: صوپه (sopa), طیاق (dayak), كوتك (kötek)

Derived terms

  • ال دكنكی (el değeneği, “staff, wand”)
  • دكنك اورمق (değenek urmak, “to strike with a stick”)
  • دكنك باصمق (değenek basmak, “to strike with a stick”)
  • دكنك چالمق (değenek çalmak, “to strike with a stick”)
  • دكنك یمك (değenek yemek, “to be struck with a stick”)
  • دكنكجی (değenekci, “batoneer”)
  • دكنكلی (değenekli, “provided with a stick”)
  • قولتق دكنكی (koltuk değeneği, “crutch”)
  • چوبان دكنكی (çoban değeneği, “crook; knotgrass”)
  • دكمك (değmek, “to reach; to achieve; to touch”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: değnek
  • → Armenian: դագանակ (daganak), տէյնէկ (tēynēk), դա̈գա̈նա̈կ (dägänäk), դըգյա̈նա̈կ (dəgyänäk), դիգյա̈նա̈կ (digyänäk), դըգյանակ (dəgyanak), դիգյանակ (digyanak) — dialectal
  • → Georgian: დოღანაგი (doɣanagi)
  • → Greek: δεκανίκι (dekaníki)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: дегенек
    Latin script: degenek

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.