Where does “օյինբազ” come from?
օյինբազ (Armenian) comes from Turkish oyunbaz, from Ottoman Turkish oyun, from Proto-Turkic ōj- — to pick, peck.
օյինբազ (Armenian): clown, joker; ropewalker; prankster, trickster
Definitions
- clown, joker; ropewalker; prankster, trickster
Ancestry of “օյինբազ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Turkish | oyunbaz | gambler; trickster, cheat, slyboots |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | oyun | — |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | ōj- | to pick, peck |
Words derived from “օյինբազ”