آلا قارغه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From آلا (ala, “spotted, speckled”) + قارغه (karga, “crow”).

Noun

آلا قارغه • (ala karga)

  1. jay, any medium-sized, colorful and noisy corvid bird of the genus Garrulus, usually crested
    Synonym: كوكجه قارغه (gökce karga)
  2. hooded crow, scald-crow, any grey and black Eurasian crow of the species Corvus cornix

Descendants

  • Turkish: alakarga

Further reading

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