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odun.

firewood, not industrially processed wood that is intended to be burned, typically for heat

4 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/oˈdun/
  1. firewood, not industrially processed wood that is intended to be burned, typically for heat

  2. wood, the substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اوطون (odun, “firewood”), from Proto-Turkic *ōtïn (“firewood”), a development of *ōt (“fire”). Cognates Cognate with Azerbaijani odun, Bashkir утын (utın), Kazakh отын (otın), Kyrgyz отун (otun), Tatar утын (utın), Turkmen odun, Uyghur ئوتۇن (otun) and Uzbek o'tin.

adj/oˈdun/
  1. rude, vulgar, coarse, curt, brusque, insensitive, lacking in refinement or civility

    colloquial
  2. unromantic, lacking sentimentality, not conducive or characterized by romance

    colloquial
    Ne odunsun be!
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اوطون (odun, “firewood”), from Proto-Turkic *ōtïn (“firewood”), a development of *ōt (“fire”). Cognates Cognate with Azerbaijani odun, Bashkir утын (utın), Kazakh отын (otın), Kyrgyz отун (otun), Tatar утын (utın), Turkmen odun, Uyghur ئوتۇن (otun) and Uzbek o'tin.

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