طانق

Old Anatolian Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tanu-k, from Proto-Turkic *tanu-, whence also طَانِیمَقْ (ṭanımaq, “to know, to recognize”).

Noun

طَانُقْ • (danuq, ṭanuq)

  1. witness

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: tanıq
  • Ottoman Turkish: طانق (danık, tanık)

Further reading

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish طَانُقْ (ṭanuq, danuq), from Proto-Turkic *tanu-k (“witness”), a development of the root *tanu- (“to get to know”), whence also طانیمق (tanımak, “to know, to recognize”). Cognate with Azerbaijani tanıq and Hungarian tanú.

Noun

طانق • (tanık or danık) (definite accusative طانغی (tanığı, danığı), plural طانقلر (tanıklar, danıklar))

  1. witness, attester, one who sees or has personal knowledge of something
    Synonyms: شاهد (şâhid), كواه (güvâh)

Derived terms

  • طانق ایتمك (tanık etmek, “to testify”)
  • طانق ویرمك (tanık vermek, “to testify”)
  • طانقلق (tanıklık, “testimony, witness”)

Descendants

Further reading

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