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burun

Meaning

  1. nose
  2. cape
  3. toe (front of a shoe)
  4. (informal) ego, self-importance

Synonyms

ilkin

ön kısım

koca burun

burun uj

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
[buˈɾun]
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بورون (burun), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *burun. Compare Old Turkic [script needed] (burın, burun), Southern Altai бурун (burun, “before”), мурун (murun, “nose”). Related to Turkish burcu (“aroma, scent, fragrance”) and Turkish buram buram (“in whirls, billowing (of smell, smoke)”).

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