кара-куш

Southern Altai

Etymology

Probably from qara-quš (“eagle”) (see Proto-Turkic *kara (“black”) and *kuš (“tree”)).

Noun

кара-куш • (kara-kuš)

1. golden eagle, eagle

Related terms

• мӱркӱт (mürküt)

References

Čumakajev A. E., editor (2018), “кара-куш”, in Altajsko-russkij slovarʹ [Altaic–Russian Dictionary], Gorno-Altaysk: NII altaistiki im. S.S. Surazakova, →ISBN