qoca
Azerbaijani
Cyrillic | гоҹа | |
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Abjad | قوجا |
Etymology
Cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (koca, “old man”), attested at least since 13th century[1] and Turkish koca (“large; husband”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
qoca (comparative daha qoca, superlative ən qoca)
- old (of people)
- qoca kişi ― old man
- Synonyms: yaşlı; see also Thesaurus:qoca
- Antonyms: gənc, cavan
Derived terms
Noun
- old man, elderly person
- Döyüşə yalnız qocalar gedir.
- (Agjabedi, Basarkechar, Barda, Qazakh, Tartar, Bilasuvar) grandmother
- Synonym: nənə
Declension
Declension of qoca
Possessive forms of qoca
Derived terms
- qocaman (“oldest; venerable”)
- qocalar evi (“retirement home”)
References
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “koca”, in Nişanyan Sözlük