ынак

Southern Altai

Etymology

From ынанар (ïnanar), from Proto-Turkic *ïna-. Cognate to Uzbek inoq, Uyghur [script needed] (inaq), etc.

Noun

ынак • (ïnak)

  1. friend

Declension

Inflection of ынак
singular plural
absolute ынак (ïnak) ынактар (ïnaktar)
definite genitive ынактыҥ (ïnaktïŋ) ынактардыҥ (ïnaktardïŋ)
dative ынакка (ïnakka) ынактарга (ïnaktarga)
definite accusative ынакты (ïnaktï) ынактарды (ïnaktardï)
locative ынакта (ïnakta) ынактарда (ïnaktarda)
ablative ынактаҥ (ïnaktaŋ) ынактардаҥ (ïnaktardaŋ)

References

  • Sevortjan, E. V. (1974), “ЫНАҚ”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ tjurkskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Turkic Languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Moscow: Nauka, pages 654, 655, 656

Tuvan

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Turkic *ɨna- (to trust, rely on).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɯˈnaq/

Adjective

ынак • (ınak)

  1. favourite, liked [with dative]
    Мен ном номчуурунга ынак мен.Men nom nomçuurunga ınak men.I like to read books.
    Ооң ынак эртеми төөгү.Ooñ ınak ertemi töögü.His favourite subject is history.

Derived terms