anqut
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Common Turkic *aŋït (“wild duck”). Cognate with Turkish angut, etc. According to Eren, ultimately of onomatopoetic origin[1] and thus possibly related to Azerbaijani anqırmaq (“to yell, bawl, scream, etc.”).
Pronunciation
Noun
anqut (definite accusative anqutnu, plural anqutlar)
- wild duck
- ruddy shelduck
- (figuratively) a long and thin or skinny person, skin and bones
- (figuratively, dialectal) an insatiable or greedy person
- (figuratively, dialectal) simpleton
Declension
Declension of anqut
singular | plural | |
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nominative | anqut | anqutlar |
definite accusative | anqutu | anqutları |
dative | anquta | anqutlara |
locative | anqutda | anqutlarda |
ablative | anqutdan | anqutlardan |
definite genitive | anqutun | anqutların |
Possessive forms of anqut
Derived terms
- anqutboğaz (“longnecked”)
References
- ^ Eren, Hasan (1999) “angit”, in Türk Dilinin Etimolojik Sözlüğü [Etymological Dictionary of the Turkish Language] (in Turkish), Ankara: Bizim Büro Basım Evi, page 400b