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Turkmen

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Etymology

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Inherited from Common Turkic *eŋ (superlative suffix).[1] Cognate with Azerbaijani ən, Turkish en, Uzbek eng, Kyrgyz эң ().

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation:

Adverb

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  1. the most ..., the ...-est (marks the superlative degree of adjectives)
    ýagşythe best
    ulythe biggest

References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “eŋ”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 166
  2. ^ at Ene dilim