kovuk

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قووق. Cognate to Azerbaijani qovuq, Turkmen gowak (hole, burrow; cave, den, noun), Salar qok (void, hollow, noun), Karakhanid قُوُق (kovuk, hollow).

Adjective

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kovuk

  1. hallow, empty

Noun

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kovuk

  1. a cavity, a hallow place, a burrow

Derived terms

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References

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  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “1490”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian
  • kovuk”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu