قارلق

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From قار (kar, “snow”) +‎ ـلق (-lık, -luk).

Noun

قارلق • (karlık)

  1. snowpit, a pit dug in deep snow in order to preserve goods during the summer
  2. cooler, any container or vessel used to cool water by means of snow

Descendants

  • Turkish: karlık

Further reading

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