قبارجق

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From قبارـ (kabar-, “to swell, puff out, blister”) +‎ ـجق (-cık).

Noun

قبارجق • (kabarcık) (definite accusative قبارجغی (kabarcığı), plural قبارجقلر (kabarcıklar))

  1. blister, blain, a small bubble between the layers of the skin that contains watery or bloody fluid
  2. pimple, furuncle, boil, pustule, a localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection
    Synonyms: چبان (çıban), خراج (hurac), دمل (dummel)

Derived terms

  • قبارجقلانمق (kabarcıklanmak, “to become affected with blisters”)
  • قبارجقلو (kabarcıklı, “blistered”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kabarcık

Further reading

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