künaylan

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

kün (“day, sun”) +‎ aylanmaq (“to spin”), referencing its sunlikeness and purported heliotropism. Compare, for example, French tournesol.

Noun

künaylan

  1. sunflower
    künaylan yağı ― sunflower oil

Declension

Declension of künaylan
singular plural
nominative künaylan künaylanlar
genitive künaylannıñ künaylanlarnıñ
dative künaylanğa künaylanlarğa
accusative künaylannı künaylanlarnı
locative künaylanda künaylanlarda
ablative künaylandan künaylanlardan

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
  • “künaylan”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)
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