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TURKISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

boy.

stature, height

3 characters1 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈboj/

  1. stature, height

    Boyun ne kadar?

  2. size

    küçük boy

  3. edge, side (of some linear feature)

    boydan boya
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Turkic *bod Ottoman Turkish بوی (boy) Turkish boy Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بوی (boy), from Proto-Turkic *bod. See dialectal bodur (“stout, short”).

noun/ˈboj/

  1. tribe, clan

    eski Türk boyları tarihi
noun/ˈboj/

  1. fenugreek

Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish بوی (boy).

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