avanak

== Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish آواناق (avanak), from Armenian ավանակ (avanak, “donkey”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɑβɑnɑk] Hyphenation: a‧va‧nak === Adjective === avanak fool, stupid, jackass ==== Synonyms ==== === References === Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977), “յաւանակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 391b Dankoff, Robert (1995), Armenian Loanwords in Turkish (Turcologica; 21), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, § 538, page 111 “avanak”, in Türkçe Sözlük‎[1], 9th edition, volume I, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1998, page 163b