beniz
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Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish بڭز (beñiz), from Proto-Turkic *beŋiŕ (“face”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
beniz (definite accusative benzi, plural benizler)
- face
- complexion (face colour)
Declension[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*bEŋiŕ”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
- “beniz”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu