gergedan

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish کرگدن (kergeden), from Persian کرگدن (karkadan), from Sanskrit खड्गधेनु (khaḍgadhenu, “female rhinoceros”), which is the feminine form of खड्ग (khaḍga, “horn, sword”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡeɾ.ɡeˈdan/
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Noun

gergedan (definite accusative gergedanı, plural gergedanlar)

  1. rhinoceros (herbivorous ungulate with two horns on its snout)

Declension

Declension of gergedan
singular plural
nominative gergedan gergedanlar
definite accusative gergedanı gergedanları
dative gergedana gergedanlara
locative gergedanda gergedanlarda
ablative gergedandan gergedanlardan
genitive gergedanın gergedanların

References

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “gergedan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

  • “gergedan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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