𐰴𐰆𐰢𐰆𐰺𐰽𐰍𐰀

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Old Turkic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kumursga (ant). Cognate with Khalaj qumurğâç, Salar gumısgan, Uzbek qumursqa, Bashkir ҡырмыҫҡа (qırmıśqa), Yakut кымырдаҕас (kımırdağas).

Noun

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𐰴𐰆𐰢𐰆𐰺𐰽𐰍𐰀 (qumursɣa)

  1. ant
    • 9th century CE, Irk Bitig, Omen 37
      𐰋𐰃𐰼:𐰴𐰺𐰃:𐰇𐰚𐰇𐰔𐰇𐰏:𐰋𐰃𐰠𐰃𐰤:𐰋𐰃𐰲𐰀:𐰴𐰆𐰢𐰆𐰺𐰽𐰍𐰀:𐰘𐰃𐰢𐰃𐰾
      bir:qarï:öküzüg:bélin:biče:qumursɣa:yémiš
      An old ox was eaten by ants, gnawing around its waist.

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