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