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oyun

oyun

See also: oýun

Turkish

Noun

oyun

  1. genitive singular of oy
  2. second-person singular possessive of oy

Etymology 2

Verb

oyun

  1. second-person plural imperative of oymak

Etymology 3

From Ottoman Turkish اویون (oyun, game, play, drama), derived from Proto-Turkic *oj- (to play, jump).[1] Compare Dolgan and Yakut ой (oy, to jump).

Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (oyun, play, entertainment), Azeri oyun (game), Bashkir уйын (uyïn, game), Chuvash вӑйӑ (văjă, game), Kazakh, Khakas ойын (oyın, game), Kyrgyz, Tuvan оюн (oyun, game), Turkmen oýun (game, play), Uyghur ئويۇن (oyun, game), Uzbek oʻyin (play), Yakut оонньуу (oonńuu, game).

Noun

oyun (definite accusative oyunu, plural oyunlar)

  1. game, amusement, entertainment
  2. play, drama; a theatrical performance featuring actors
  3. piece, stage play, representation
  4. dance, folk dance
  5. deftness, stunt, dexterity, artfulness
  6. prank, trick, ruse, intrigue, fiddle
  7. gambling
  8. (wrestling) various finishing moves done surprisingly
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References

  1. Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), *oj-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill