كرپی

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Ottoman Turkish

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كرپی

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kirpi (hedgehog); cognate with Azerbaijani kirpi, Bashkir терпе (terpe), Chuvash чӗрӗп (čĕrĕp), Kazakh кірпі (kırpı), Kyrgyz кирпи (kirpi), Turkmen kirpi, Uyghur كىرپە (kirpe) and Uzbek kirpi.

Noun

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كرپی (kirpi)

  1. hedgehog, any small animal with a spiny back in the family Erinaceidae
    Synonyms: انقد (enkad), خار پشت (har puşt), قنفذ (kunfuz)
  2. porcupine, any rodent with sharp quills in the family Hystricidae
    Synonym: تشی (teşi)
  3. (by extension) quill, any thorn-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine
  4. (military) cheval de frise, an obstacle made of wood with spikes
  5. Christmas rose, any perennial flowering plant of the species Helleborus niger

Descendants

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  • Turkish: kirpi

Further reading

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