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ben.

I, me

3 characters1 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

pron/ˈben/[bæn]

  1. I, me

    Beni seviyor musun?
    Tüm gün evde yatıp sınavdan yüksek almayı bekledikten sonra ben:
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *bẹ Proto-Common Turkic *bän Old Anatolian Turkish بن (bän) Ottoman Turkish بن (ben) Turkish ben Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بن (ben, “I”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بن (/⁠bän⁠/, “I”), from Proto-Common Turkic *bän (“I”), from Proto-Turkic *ben- (“me”), oblique of *be (“I”). Cognate with Azerbaijani mən, Turkmen men; Uzbek men, Uyghur مەن (men), Karakhanid مَنْ (man /⁠män⁠/, “I”); Crimean Tatar men, Armeno-Kipchak մեն (men), Tatar мин (min), Bashkir мин (min), Kazakh мен (men), Kyrgyz мен (men); Old Turkic 𐰋𐰤 (b²n² /⁠bän⁠/, “I”), 𐰢𐰤 (mn² /⁠män⁠/); Chuvash эпӗ (ep̬ĕ); etc. Possibly related to Mongolian ᠪᠢ (bi, “I”) / би (bi), Evenki бӣ (bī), Manchu ᠪᡳ (bi, “I”).

noun/ˈben/[bæn]

  1. birthmark, mole

Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish بك (beñ, “mole”), from Proto-Turkic *beŋ (“mole on the face”). Cognate with Bashkir миң (miñ), Kyrgyz мең (meŋ), Kazakh мең (meŋ) Turkmen meň, Yakut мэҥ (meŋ). Also compare Mongolian мэнгэ (menge, “mole, birthmark”).

noun/ˈben/[bæn]

  1. ego

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *bẹ Proto-Common Turkic *bän Old Anatolian Turkish بن (bän) Ottoman Turkish بن (ben) Turkish ben Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بن (ben, “I”), from Old Anatolian Turkish بن (/⁠bän⁠/, “I”), from Proto-Common Turkic *bän (“I”), from Proto-Turkic *ben- (“me”), oblique of *be (“I”). Cognate with Azerbaijani mən, Turkmen men; Uzbek men, Uyghur مەن (men), Karakhanid مَنْ (man /⁠män⁠/, “I”); Crimean Tatar men, Armeno-Kipchak մեն (men), Tatar мин (min), Bashkir мин (min), Kazakh мен (men), Kyrgyz мен (men); Old Turkic 𐰋𐰤 (b²n² /⁠bän⁠/, “I”), 𐰢𐰤 (mn² /⁠män⁠/); Chuvash эпӗ (ep̬ĕ); etc. Possibly related to Mongolian ᠪᠢ (bi, “I”) / би (bi), Evenki бӣ (bī), Manchu ᠪᡳ (bi, “I”).

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