yenge

== Middle English == === Adjective === yenge 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) aunt-in-law; one's brother's wife a respectful term of address for elderly women (informal) female significant other of one's friend (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 ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Albanian: ingje ==== See also ==== === 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 I (ergative?) ==== Related terms ==== yengenhe