evren

== Turkish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [evˈɾæn] Hyphenation: ev‧ren === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Old Anatolian Turkish اورن (evren). Traditionally derived from evir- (“to spin”) +‎ -en. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰋𐰼 (ebir-). Compare Gagauz evrem. Rarely used after the 15th century, until it was revived during the Turkish language reform as a Turkic equivalent for the Arabic borrowing kâinat. ==== Noun ==== evren (definite accusative evreni, plural evrenler) the sum of everything that exists in the Cosmos, Universe [from 1934] Synonym: kâinat Everything under consideration, Universe (figurative) The environment in which a person lives and interacts ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اورن (evren), from Old Anatolian Turkish اورن (evren). ==== Alternative forms ==== evran ==== Noun ==== evren (definite accusative evreni, plural evrenler) (dialectal) (Afyonkarahisar, Burdur, Denizli, Aydın, İzmir, Çanakkale, Hatay, Kayseri, Adana, Mersin, Muğla, Kırklareli) a legendary serpent; dragon (Isparta) hero (İzmir) man in a position of power, leader, lord, master Synonyms: bey, ağa (Isparta) time (Hatay) a tornado in sea, watersprout ===== Declension ===== ==== Adjective ==== evren (dialectal) (Uşak, Burdur, Muğla) handsome and big (man) (Burdur, Giresun, Muğla) high, big ===== Declension ===== === References === === Further reading === “evren”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu “evren”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1963–1982 Ejderha on the Turkish Wikipedia.Wikipedia tr