Meaning of öndər | Babel Free
[œnˈdær]Definitions
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leader poetic
- Equivalent to 'leader': A surname originating as an occupation for a person who led a horse and cart.
Equivalents
English
leader
Examples
“ulu öndər”
great leader
“Dedi öndər: "Yönü bayraqdakı üç rəngdən alım".”
The leader said: "I will get the direction from the three colors of the flag".
“Əski türkcənin “ön” isim kökünə, “bayraqdar”, “cahandar” kimi sözlərdən yaxşı tanıdığımız farscanın “-dar” sözünü (tutan deməkdir) artırıb, “öndər” sözünü yaradıblar. Azərbaycanda isə çoxları elə bilir “öndər” xalis türkcə bir sözdür, halbuki, “öndər” də türkcə yox, türkiyəcədir.”
By appending the Persian word '-dar' (meaning 'one who holds') that we know well from words like bayraqdar (“standard-bearer”) and cahandar (“cosmocrat”) to the old Turkic nominal stem ön, they have created the word 'öndər'. In the meantime, most people in Azerbaijan believe the word 'öndər' to be a pure Turkic word, although it is Turkey-ish rather than Turkic.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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