𐰖𐰃𐰣-

ayın-

Meaning:
1. to be afraid; 2. to be ashamed
Used only in association with kork- and no doubt more or less synonymous with it. Probably related to añıt- “to frighten”, ayınç “fear”, aymanç “fear”, and ayman- “to fear”. Talat Tekin derives these forms from a root *ay- “to fear”, possibly with original ñ, and compares Mongolian ayu- “to fear”.

Word family

In modern languages

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Language Cognate
Turkmen No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Turkish (Azerbaijan) ayın- This cognate is attested, but has fallen out of use in this language.
Turkish (Türkiye) No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Salar No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Gagauz No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Crimean No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Uyghur No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Uzbek No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Kazakh No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Nogai No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Siberian Tatar No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Kyrgyz No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Altai No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Alan No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Kumyk No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Tatar No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Bashkir No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Tıva No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Khakas No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Sakha (Yakut, Dolgan) No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Khalaj No cognate has been entered for this language yet.
Chuvash No cognate has been entered for this language yet.

Examples

Translations

German:
1. Angst haben; 2. sich schämen
Russian:
1. бояться; 2. стыдиться
Turkish (Azerbaijan):
1. eymənmək, qorqmaq; 2. utanmaq
Turkish (Türkiye):
korkmak; utanmak

  • Duygu Yavuz Öz (2024) Ayman- ~ Eymen- “Korkmak, Utanmak” Fiili ve Türevleri Hakkında p. 211-224
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  • Dr. Jens Wilkens (2021) Handwörterbuch des Altuigurischen: Altuigurisch – Deutsch – Türkisch | Eski Uygurcanın El Sözlüğü: Eski Uygurca – Almanca – Türkçe p. 89
    ayın- ~ (a)yın- sich fürchten, sich ängstigen, Angst haben, Furcht empfinden, erschrecken || korkmak, korkmuş olmak, korku hissetmek, ürkmek; sich schämen, sich genieren, in Verlegenheit kommen || utanmak, mahcup olmak
    ayın- kork- sich fürchten2, erschrecken2, Furcht empfinden2 || korkmak2, korkmuş olmak2, korku hissetmek2
    ayındačı bol- beschämt werden, in Verlegenheit kommen || mahcup olmak
  • Gerard Clauson (1972) An etimological dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish p. 274
    ayın- used only in association with kork- and no doubt more or less syn. w. it. One of the words for ‘to fear’ in Mong. is ayi- (Kow. 2, Haltod 1) but the xm form is ayu- (Haenisch 11) and the resemblance is prob. fortuitous. N.o.a.b. Türkü vm ff. korkma: edgü:ti: ötü:n, ayınma: edgü:ti: yalvar ‘fear not, pray well’ (twice in different words) IrkB 19: Man. (gap) korkmaz ayınmaz M III 10,