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öz.

gist, essence, core, kernel

2 characters1 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈøz/[ˈø̞z̟]

  1. gist, essence, core, kernel

  2. abstract

Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish اوز (öz, “pith, essence, marrow; self”), from Old Anatolian Turkish اوز (öz), from Proto-Turkic *ȫŕ.

pron/ˈøz/[ˈø̞z̟]

  1. self, -self

Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish اوز (öz, “pith, essence, marrow; self”), from Old Anatolian Turkish اوز (öz), from Proto-Turkic *ȫŕ.

noun/ˈøz/[ˈø̞z̟]

  1. creek, small river

    dated · dialectal

  2. wetlands, fertile land

    dated · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish اوز (öz, “valley, river”), from Proto-Turkic *örs, *örsen (“river, river bed”).

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