günbatar

Azerbaijani

Noun

günbatar (uncountable) (rare or uncommon)

  1. west

Further reading

Turkmen

Etymology

Compound of gün (“sun”) +‎ batmak (“to sink, go down”).

Noun

günbatar (definite accusative günbatary, uncountable -)

  1. west
    Coordinate terms: demirgazyk, gündogar, günorta
    • 18th century, Makhdumquli Firaghi, “Sary [Toward]”, in Magtymguly Pyragynyň Diwany [The Diwan of Makhdumquli Firaghi]‎[1], volume 2, page 108, lines 17–20:
      کون‌دوغردین کون‌باتر
      ترسا جهود هم تاتار
      شهرلار قطارقطار
      مغربستانه ساری
      Gündogardan günbatar,
      Tersa, jöhit hem tatar,
      Şäherler hatar-hatar,
      Magrybystana sary.
      From east to west,
      Christian, Jewish, and Tatar,
      Cities line-by-line,
      Toward the Maghreb.
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