قره‌غول

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • قراغول (karağul, karağol)
  • قراول (karavul)
  • قره‌قول (karakol)

Etymology

From Middle Mongol ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠯ (qaraɣul). Compare Azerbaijani qarovul.

Noun

قره‌غول • (karağul, karağol)

  1. patrol, guard, sentry

Descendants

  • Turkish: karakol
  • → Armenian: խարախօլ (xaraxōl), խարավուլ (xaravul)
  • → Bulgarian: карау́л (karaúl), караву́л (karavúl)
  • → Macedonian: караул (karaul)

References

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