tavşan
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Turkish
Alternative forms
- davşan (regional, dialectal)
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
Noun
tavşan (definite accusative tavşanı, plural tavşanlar)
Declension
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)