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Meaning

nape (back of the neck)

Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اكسه (eñse, “nape”), from Proto-Turkic *eŋse (“nape”), itself a derivation from Proto-Turkic *eŋ-. Related to Turkish eğmek (“to bend”) and eğe (“file (tool)”).

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