yenge

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See also: yeŋge

Middle English

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Adjective

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yenge

  1. Alternative form of yong

Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yeŋe (elder brother's wife). See Bashkir еңгә (yeñgə) for more cognates.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjeɲˌɟe/, (vocative) /jeɲˈɟe/
  • Hyphenation: yen‧ge

Noun

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yenge (definite accusative yengeyi, plural yengeler)

  1. aunt-in-law; one's brother's wife
    Oğlum, o senin yengen, yengen!
    My son, that's your aunt, your aunt!
  2. (vocative) term of address for women
  3. (informal) female significant other of one's friend
    Kardeşliğin ilk kuralı: yengenize yürümek yok.
    The first rule of the bro code is you do not hit upon your bro's girl.
    Yengenizi aldatırken yakalarsanız hemen kankanıza söylüyorsunuz, sonrasında ne bok olacağı fark etmez.
    If you catch your bro's girl cheating you immediately tell your bro regardless of any possible shitstorm that may arise.

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Pronoun

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yenge

  1. I (ergative?)
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