چوشقا

Uyghur

Other scripts

Arabic	چوشقا
Latin	choshqa‍
Cyrillic	чошқа (choshqa)

Note: The Cyrillic follows the Kazakhstani standard.

چوشقا

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *čōčka (“pig”). Cognate with Uzbek choʻchqa, Tatar чучка (çuçqa), Kazakh шошқа (şoşqa), Kyrgyz чочко (cocko), Khakas сосха (sosxa, “pig”), Bashkir сусҡа (susqa, “pig”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoʃqɑ/

Noun

چوشقا • (choshqa) (plural چوشقىلار (choshqilar))

1. pig, swine

   Synonym: توڭگۇز (tongguz)