maymun

== Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish میمون (maymun, “monkey”), from Arabic مَيْمُون (maymūn, “baboon, mandrill”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /majˈmun/ Hyphenation: may‧mun === Noun === maymun (definite accusative maymunu, plural maymunlar) monkey, ape, primate, simian, any mammal in the order Primates except hominids Synonym: primat ==== Declension ==== === Adjective === maymun monkeyish, resembling or characteristic of a monkey, especially in being ugly or ridiculous ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “maymun”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “maymun”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “maymun”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3088 Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “maymun”, in Nişanyan Sözlük