یاوز

Old Anatolian Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yabïŕ.

Adjective

یَاوُزْ • (yavuz) (comparative یاوزرق (yavuzraq))

  1. bad, evil
  2. grim, tough, cruel
  3. tough, brave, stern
  4. powerful, skilled
  5. (late) good

Derived terms

  • یاوز یل (yavuz yel, “northeastern wind”)
  • یاوزلق (yavuzlıq, “evil, badness”)

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: yavuz
  • Gagauz: yauz, yavuz
  • Ottoman Turkish: یاوز (yavuz)

Further reading

  • Kanar, Mehmet (2018) Eski Anadolu Türkçesi Sözlüğü [Old Anatolian Turkish Dictionary] (in Turkish), 2nd edition, Istanbul: Say Yayınları, page 740
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “yavuz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish یَاوُزْ (yavuz), from Proto-Turkic *yabïŕ.

Adjective

یاوز • (yavuz)

  1. stern, tough, brave
  2. good, excellent

Proper noun

یاوز • (yavuz)

  1. Selim I

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

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