Mohegan-Pequot

Noun

ahpun

1. potato, Indian potato

Turkish

Alternative forms

• abgun
• afkun
• ağbun
• ağpun
• ahbın
• ahbub
• apkın

Etymology

Borrowing from Armenian աղբուն ‎(ałbun).

Noun

ahpun

1. (dialectal) dung, manure, fertilizer

Related terms

• ağb

Derived terms

• ahpunlamak

References

• “ahpun”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “աղբ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935