yenge

See also: yeŋge

Middle English

Adjective

yenge

1. alternative form of yong

Turkish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjeɲˌɟe/, (vocative) /jeɲˈɟe/
• Hyphenation: yen‧ge

Noun

yenge (definite accusative yengeyi, plural yengeler)

1. aunt-in-law; one's brother's wife

   Oğlum, o senin yengen, yengen!

   My son, that's your aunt, your aunt!

2. a respectful term of address for elderly women
3. (informal) female significant other of one's friend

   Kardeşliğin ilk kuralı: yengenize yürümek yok.

   The first rule of the bro code is you do not hit upon your bro's girl.

   Yengenizi aldatırken yakalarsanız hemen kankanıza söylüyorsunuz, sonrasında ne bok olacağı fark etmez.

   If you catch your bro's girl cheating you immediately tell your bro regardless of any possible shitstorm that may arise.

4. (dialectal) an elderly woman who guides and assists the bride, especially during wedding rituals, roughly comparable to a bridesmaid

   Synonyms: yenge kadın, gelin abla

Derived terms

• yengelik
• yengen olur

See also

• enişte

Further reading

• “yenge”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “yenge”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “yenge”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “yenge”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5161

Western Arrernte

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /yəŋə/

Pronoun

yenge

1. I (ergative?)

Related terms

• yengenhe