ýegen

Turkmen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yegin. Cognate with Turkish yeğen, Kazakh жиен (jien), Southern Altai јеен (ǰeen), Kyrgyz жээн (jeen), Uyghur جىيەن (jiyen), and Uzbek jiyan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈɡen/, [je̞ˈʝ̠e̞n]
  • Hyphenation: ýe‧gen

Noun

ýegen

  1. paternal cousin, son or daughter of paternal aunt
  2. son of sister
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