Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پنچه (pençe, “hand, paw, claw; signature”), from older پنجه (pence, “hand; firm grip; set of five”), from Classical Persian پَنْجَه (panja), from پَنْج (panj, “five”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /penˈt͡ʃe/, [pæn-]
- Hyphenation: pen‧çe
Noun
pençe (definite accusative pençeyi, plural pençeler)
- paw, claw
- talon (hooked claw)
- synonym of el
Declension
Declension of pençe
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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pençe
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pençeler
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| definite accusative
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pençeyi
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pençeleri
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| dative
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pençeye
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pençelere
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| locative
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pençede
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pençelerde
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| ablative
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pençeden
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pençelerden
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| genitive
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pençenin
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pençelerin
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Possessive forms
| nominative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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pençem
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pençelerim
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| 2nd singular
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pençen
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pençelerin
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| 3rd singular
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pençesi
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pençeleri
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| 1st plural
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pençemiz
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pençelerimiz
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| 2nd plural
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pençeniz
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pençeleriniz
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| 3rd plural
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pençeleri
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pençeleri
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| definite accusative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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pençemi
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pençelerimi
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| 2nd singular
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pençeni
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pençelerini
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| 3rd singular
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pençesini
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pençelerini
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| 1st plural
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pençemizi
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pençelerimizi
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| 2nd plural
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pençenizi
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pençelerinizi
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| 3rd plural
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pençelerini
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pençelerini
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| dative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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pençeme
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pençelerime
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| 2nd singular
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pençene
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pençelerine
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| 3rd singular
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pençesine
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pençelerine
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| 1st plural
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pençemize
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pençelerimize
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| 2nd plural
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pençenize
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pençelerinize
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| 3rd plural
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pençelerine
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pençelerine
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| locative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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pençemde
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pençelerimde
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| 2nd singular
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pençende
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pençelerinde
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| 3rd singular
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pençesinde
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pençelerinde
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| 1st plural
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pençemizde
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pençelerimizde
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| 2nd plural
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pençenizde
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pençelerinizde
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| 3rd plural
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pençelerinde
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pençelerinde
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| ablative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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pençemden
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pençelerimden
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| 2nd singular
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pençenden
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pençelerinden
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| 3rd singular
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pençesinden
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pençelerinden
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| 1st plural
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pençemizden
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pençelerimizden
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| 2nd plural
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pençenizden
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pençelerinizden
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| 3rd plural
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pençelerinden
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pençelerinden
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| genitive
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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pençemin
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pençelerimin
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| 2nd singular
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pençenin
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pençelerinin
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| 3rd singular
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pençesinin
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pençelerinin
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| 1st plural
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pençemizin
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pençelerimizin
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| 2nd plural
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pençenizin
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pençelerinizin
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| 3rd plural
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pençelerinin
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pençelerinin
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Predicative forms
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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pençeyim
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pençelerim
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| 2nd singular
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pençesin
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pençelersin
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| 3rd singular
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pençe
pençedir
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pençeler
pençelerdir
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| 1st plural
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pençeyiz
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pençeleriz
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| 2nd plural
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pençesiniz
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pençelersiniz
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| 3rd plural
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pençeler
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pençelerdir
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Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “pençe”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “pençe”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “pençe”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı