tünek

1. perch, roost
2. bird's nest
3. (colloquial) a place where one stays for the night

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tyˈnec/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تونك (tünek, “perch, roost”), from Old Anatolian Turkish دونك (dünek), from Proto-Turkic *tünek (“dark place; prison”). By surface analysis, tüne- (“to perch”) + -k.

Concepts

perch

roost

Translations

perchoir

juchoir

Schlafstatt

Schlafstelle

Hühnerstange

κουρνιάζω

perche

lîs

roest

kippenrek

مَجْثَم

percha

Schlafplatz