gergedan

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Turkish

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gergedan

Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish کرگدن (kergeden), from Persian کرگدن (karkadan), from Sanskrit खड्गधेनु (khaḍgadhenu, “female rhinoceros”), which is the feminine form of खड्ग (khaḍga, “horn, sword”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡeɾ.ɡeˈdan/
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Noun

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gergedan (definite accusative gergedanı, plural gergedanlar)

  1. rhinoceros (herbivorous ungulate with two horns on its snout)

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative gergedan
Definite accusative gergedanı
Singular Plural
Nominative gergedan gergedanlar
Definite accusative gergedanı gergedanları
Dative gergedana gergedanlara
Locative gergedanda gergedanlarda
Ablative gergedandan gergedanlardan
Genitive gergedanın gergedanların

References

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  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “gergedan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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  • “gergedan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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