كۆك

Uyghur

Etymology

From Chagatai كوك (kök), from Proto-Turkic *kök (“root”) and Proto-Turkic *gȫk (“blue, green”).

Adjective

كۆك • (kök)

1. blue

   كۆك كۆز ― kök köz ― blue eyes

2. green

   كۆك مۇش ― kök mush ― green chilis

3. unripe

   كۆك سويما ― kök soyma ― an unripe melon

Noun

كۆك • (kök) (plural كۆكلەر (kökler))

1. sky

   بۈركۈت كۆكتە پەرۋاز قىلماقتا. ― bürküt kökte perwaz qilmaqta. ― An eagle was soaring in the sky.

2. grass, hay

   قويلار كۆككە تويدى. ― qoylar kökke toydi. ― The sheep ate their fill of grass.

3. alfalfa

   كۆك چۆچۈرىسى ― kök chöchürisi ― alfalfa dumplings.