قره قوش

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From قره (kara, “black”) + قوش (kuş, “bird”).

Noun

قره قوش • (kara kuş)

  1. eagle, any of several birds of prey in the subfamily Aquilinae
    Synonyms: دال (dal), عقاب (ʿukab), قرتال (kartal)
  2. spavin, a bony swelling developed on the hock of a horse

Descendants

  • Turkish: karakuş
  • → Armenian: խարախուշ (xaraxuš), ղարաղուշ (ġaraġuš)

Further reading

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