كوكه

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Ottoman Turkish

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گوگه

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *küńe (moth); cognate with Azerbaijani güvə, Bashkir көйә (köyə), Chuvash кӗве (kĕve), Kazakh күйе (küie), Southern Altai кӱйе (küye), Turkmen güýe, Uzbek kuya and Yakut көйүүр (köyüür).

Noun

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گوگه (güğe, güve)

  1. moth, especially the clothes moth which feeds on textiles
    Synonyms: پروانه (pervane), فراشه (feraşe) (moth)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: güve
  • Armenian: կիւվէ (kiwvē)Constantinople

Further reading

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