yenge

Meaning

1. aunt-in-law; one's brother's wife
2. (vocative) term of address for women
3. (informal) female significant other of one's friend

Concepts

aunt

maternal aunt

sister

👩‍👧

sister-in-law

paternal aunt

theta

brother’s wife

tatee

naunt

Synonyms

teyze

hala

teyzecik

halacığım

çiçe

halacık

yengecik

eme

bibi

teyzeciğim

Translations

tia

tante

Tante

tante

zia

Schwägerin

tia

tía

amita

پوور

θεία

tatie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈjeɲˌɟe/

Etymology

Cognate with Bashkir: еңгә

In summary

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yeŋe (“elder brother's wife”). See Bashkir еңгә (yeñgə) for more cognates.