خروسجق

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From خروس (horoz, “cock, rooster”) +‎ ـجق (-cuk, diminutive suffix).

Noun

خروسجق • (horozcuk) (definite accusative خروسجغی (horozcuğu), plural خروسجقلر (horozcuklar))

  1. diminutive of خروس (horoz, “cock, rooster”):
    1. cockerel, a young male chicken under the age of a year and thus uncapable of reproducing
      Synonyms: خروسچه (horesçe), خروسك (horesek)
    2. pepperwort, mithridate, any of several species of perennial plant in the genus Lepidium

Descendants

  • Turkish: horozcuk

Further reading

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