آزو

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *aŕïg (“large tooth; tusk”).

Cognates

Cognate with Azerbaijani azı, Bashkir аҙыу (aźıw), Chuvash вӑршӑл (vărš̬ăl), Kazakh азу (azu), Kyrgyz азуу (azuu), Southern Altai азу (azu), Turkmen azy, Tuvan азыг (azıg), Uzbek oziq and Yakut аһыы (ahıı).

Noun

آزو • (azu or azı) (definite accusative آزویی (azuyu, azıyı), plural آزولر (azular, azılar))

  1. molar, grinder, a back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food
    Synonym: ضرس (zirs)
  2. tusk, one of a pair of elongated teeth that extend outside the mouth of an animal
    Synonym: ناب (nab)

Derived terms

  • آزولو (azulu, azılı, “ferocious”)
  • كمی آزویه آلمق (gemi azıya almak, “(of a horse) to jib, to balk; (by extension) to rebel”, literally “to take the bit between the molar teeth”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: azı
  • → Armenian: ազու (azu)

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