künaylan

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

kün (“day, sun”) +‎ aylanmaq (“to spin”), referencing its sunlikeness and heliotropism towards sunlight. Compare, for example, French tournesol.

Noun

künaylan

  1. sunflower

Declension
Declension of künaylan
singular plural
nominative künaylan künaylanlar
genitive künaylannıñ künaylanlarnıñ
dative künaylanğa künaylanlarğa
accusative künaylannı künaylanlarnı
locative künaylanda künaylanlarda
ablative künaylandan künaylanlardan

References
  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
  • “künaylan”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)
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