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töz

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "toz"

Turkish

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Uyghur 𐾀𐽳𐽶𐽴 (twyz /⁠töz⁠/), from Proto-Turkic *töŕ. Reintroduced to the language during 1940s as a replacement for cevher, a borrowing from Arabic.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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töz (definite accusative tözü, plural tözler)

  1. (philosophy) essence, substance
    Synonym: cevher
  2. (rare) principle
    Synonyms: umde, ilke
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References

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  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “töz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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  • “töz”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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