tavşan

Turkish
Tavşan

Alternative forms
  • davşan, (regional, dielectal)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish طاوشان‎ (tavşan, “hare”), from earlier *tavïšɣan, from Proto-Turkic *tabïĺgan (“hare”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐱃𐰉𐰽𐰍𐰣‎ (tabïšɣan, “hare”), Karakhanid تَڤِشْغانْ‎ (tavïšɣān, “hare”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɑvˈʃɑn/, /tɑwˈʃɑn/
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  • Hyphenation: tav‧şan

Noun

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  1. rabbit, bunny
  2. hare

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
  • ada tavşanı
  • tavşan dişli — "buck teeth"
  • tavşan kanı (mainly in reference to well brewed tea as in "tavşan kanı çay")
  • tavşancıl
  • tavşangil (ler) (as it is a reference to a genus plural form is preferred and expected)
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