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denk.

equal, match

4 characters1 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɛɲc/
  1. equal, match

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دنك (denk), from Old Anatolian Turkish دك (däŋ), from Proto-Turkic *teŋ (“equal”), ultimately from Middle Chinese 等 (“equal; sort, type, etc.”), or specifically 戥 (“small steelyard for weighing money and similar items”). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (teŋ, “equal, equivalent, appropriate”), Kazakh тең (teŋ, “equal”), Uzbek teng (“equal”), Bashkir тиң (tiñ, “equal”), Yakut тэҥ (teŋ, “equal”), Uyghur تەڭ (teng, “equal”).

adj/dɛɲc/
  1. equivalent, balanced, equal

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دنك (denk), from Old Anatolian Turkish دك (däŋ), from Proto-Turkic *teŋ (“equal”), ultimately from Middle Chinese 等 (“equal; sort, type, etc.”), or specifically 戥 (“small steelyard for weighing money and similar items”). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (teŋ, “equal, equivalent, appropriate”), Kazakh тең (teŋ, “equal”), Uzbek teng (“equal”), Bashkir тиң (tiñ, “equal”), Yakut тэҥ (teŋ, “equal”), Uyghur تەڭ (teng, “equal”).

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