dinç

See also: Dinç

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dintʃ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *dïŋ.[1] Cognate to Southern Altai тыҥ (tïŋ, “strong”), etc.

Adjective

dinç

  1. energetic and vigorous, robust and active
Descendants
  • → Armenian: տինճ (tinč), դինջ (dinǰ)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *dï̄n (“spirit; breath; rest; quiet”).[2] Cognate with Azerbaijani dinc (“quiet, peaceful”), Bashkir тыныс (tınıs), see there for more cognates.

Adjective

dinç

  1. untroubled, unconcerned, insouciant

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*dïŋ”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  2. Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*dï̄n”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
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