بینی

See also: بيني

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *beyŋi (brain); cognate with Azerbaijani beyin, Kazakh ми (mi, brain), Kyrgyz мээ (mee, brain), Tatar ми (mi, brain), Turkmen beýni, Uyghur مىڭە (mi'nge, brain), Uzbek miya (brain) and Yakut мэйии (meyii, brain).

Alternative forms

Noun

بینی (beyni)

  1. brain, the organ which controls the central nervous system
    Synonyms: دماغ (demağ), مخ (muh), مغز (mağz)
  2. (by extension) mind, understanding, intellect
Descendants
  • Turkish: beyin
  • Armenian: բեյին (beyin), բեյն (beyn)

Further reading

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Persian بینی (bini, nose).

Noun

بینی (bini)

  1. nose, a protuberance on the face housing the nostrils
    Synonyms: انف (enf), بورون (burun)
  2. tip, the extreme end of something, especially when pointed
    Synonyms: انف (enf), بورون (burun)
  3. headland, cape, promontory, any projecting piece of land
    Synonyms: انف (enf), بورون (burun)
Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭥𐭩𐭭𐭩𐭪 (wēnīg).

Pronunciation

  • (Dari): IPA(key): /biːniː/

Noun

Dari بینی
Iranian Persian
Tajik бинӣ (binī)

بینی (bini)

  1. nose

Synonyms

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