künye

Turkish

Bir askerin künyesi. - A soldier's künye.

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كنیه (kinye, künye, “a patronymic or surname composed with father, mother, son etc.”), from Arabic كُنْيَة (kunya). Cognates with Azerbaijani künyə.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cynˈje/
• Hyphenation: kün‧ye

Noun

künye (definite accusative künyeyi, plural künyeler)

1. The record that shows a person's identity information; kunya.
2. A metalic item such as a bracelet, necklace etc. that displays this information.
3. (printing) The page in a book that displays information like the name of the book, the author, the publisher etc.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	künye
Definite accusative	künyeyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	künye	künyeler
Definite accusative	künyeyi	künyeleri
Dative	künyeye	künyelere
Locative	künyede	künyelerde
Ablative	künyeden	künyelerden
Genitive	künyenin	künyelerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular künyem künyelerim 2nd singular künyen künyelerin 3rd singular künyesi künyeleri 1st plural künyemiz künyelerimiz 2nd plural künyeniz künyeleriniz 3rd plural künyeleri künyeleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular künyemi künyelerimi 2nd singular künyeni künyelerini 3rd singular künyesini künyelerini 1st plural künyemizi künyelerimizi 2nd plural künyenizi künyelerinizi 3rd plural künyelerini künyelerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular künyeme künyelerime 2nd singular künyene künyelerine 3rd singular künyesine künyelerine 1st plural künyemize künyelerimize 2nd plural künyenize künyelerinize 3rd plural künyelerine künyelerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular künyemde künyelerimde 2nd singular künyende künyelerinde 3rd singular künyesinde künyelerinde 1st plural künyemizde künyelerimizde 2nd plural künyenizde künyelerinizde 3rd plural künyelerinde künyelerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular künyemden künyelerimden 2nd singular künyenden künyelerinden 3rd singular künyesinden künyelerinden 1st plural künyemizden künyelerimizden 2nd plural künyenizden künyelerinizden 3rd plural künyelerinden künyelerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular künyemin künyelerimin 2nd singular künyenin künyelerinin 3rd singular künyesinin künyelerinin 1st plural künyemizin künyelerimizin 2nd plural künyenizin künyelerinizin 3rd plural künyelerinin künyelerinin

Derived terms

• künyesi bozuk
• künyesi gelmek
• künyesini okumak

 

Related terms

• kafa kâğıdı
• kimlik belgesi
• kinaye
• nüfus cüzdanı
• pasaport

 

Further reading

• “künye”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “künye”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2898