el gün

Turkish

Etymology

el (“nation, people”) +‎ gün (“foreign people”), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ēl (“realm, people”) and Proto-Turkic *kün (“foreign people”). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (elgün), Karakhanid [script needed] (el kün), and Azerbaijani el gün.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /el ˈɡyn/

Noun

el gün

1. strangers

Usage notes

• Frequently found in the expression ele güne karşı (“in front of strangers”).

Descendants

• → Armenian: էլ գյուն (ēl gyun)

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “el gün”, in Nişanyan Sözlük