قاشقجین

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • قاشیقجین (kaşıkcın)

Etymology

From قاشیق (kaşık, “spoon”), after the large bill.

Noun

قاشقجین • (kaşıkcın)

  1. northern shoveler duck.
    Synonym: پاتقه
  2. pelican

Descendants

  • Turkish: kaşıkçın

References

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