دگنك

Ottoman Turkish
دگنك

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tegnek (“stick, cane”), a development of *teg- (“to reach, achieve, touch”), whence دگمك (değmek, “to reach; to hit, strike”). Cognate with Azerbaijani dəyənək and Turkmen degenek.

Noun

دگنك • (değenek)

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

Derived terms
  • ال دگنكی (el değeneği, “staff, wand”)
  • دگنك اورمق (değenek urmak, “to strike with a stick”)
  • دگنكجی (değenekci, “batoneer”)
  • دگنكلی (değenekli, “provided with a stick”)
  • قولتق دگنكی (koltuk değeneği, “crutch”)
  • چوبان دگنكی (çoban değeneği, “crook; knotgrass”)

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

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