قاوق

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Arabic

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish قاوق (kavuk, a wadded or bulbous cap; a hollow thing, a bladder).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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قَاوُق (qāwuqm (plural قَوَاوِيق (qawāwīq))

  1. a kind of cylindrical hat or قَلَنْسُوَة (qalansuwa) made of felt
    • 2011 November 2, “أغطية الرأس الرجالية في اليمن: التنوع والوظيفة”, in Mahārāt[1]:
      وعادة يتم وضع كوفية أو قاوق أو غيره قاعدة للعمامة.
      Usually a keffiyeh or Qāwuq or something else is put as a basis for the turban.

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “قاوق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 864
  • Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “قاوق”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 994

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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قاوق (kavuk)

  1. hollow thing
  2. bladder, gall bladder
  3. caouk: a high stiff Turkish hat around which a turban is typically wound or folded, similar to a toque or shako
  4. the headdress formed by the caouk and the cloth wrapped around it: turban, wadded or bulbous cap, enormous bonnet

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