avuntu.
A thing that consoles a person, that someone finds consolation in; solace, relief, distraction.
Meaning & usage
A thing that consoles a person, that someone finds consolation in; solace, relief, distraction.
The act of trying to relieve someone's distress through emotional support.
Where this word comes from
From Ottoman Turkish آونمق (avunmaḳ, “to be occupied with something in the mind, and so insensible to what transpires”), from Proto-Turkic *abïn- (“to enjoy oneself, to be happy, to comfort”), possibly from Proto-Turkic *ab- (“to crowd, to come together”), morphologically avun- + -tu.
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