ынак

Southern Altai

Etymology

From ынанар (ïnanar), from Proto-Turkic *ïna-. Cognate to Uzbek inoq, Uyghur [script needed] (inaq), etc.

Noun

ынак • (ïnak)

  1. friend

References

  • Sevortjan, E. V. (1974), “ЫНАҚ”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Moscow: Nauka, pages 654, 655, 656

Tuvan

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Turkic *ɨna- (“to trust, rely on”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɯˈnaq/

Adjective

ынак • (ınak)

  1. favourite, liked [with dative]
    Мен ном номчуурунга ынак мен. ― Men nom nomçuurunga ınak men. ― I like to read books.
    Ооң ынак эртеми төөгү. ― Ooñ ınak ertemi töögü. ― His favourite subject is history.

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