قورقو

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *korkug (“fear”),[1] a development of *kork- (“to fear”), whence قورقمق (korkmak, “to fear”). Cognate with Azerbaijani qorxu, Southern Altai корку (korku), Turkmen gorky and Uzbek qoʻrquv.

Noun

قورقو • (korku) (definite accusative قورقویی (korkuyu), plural قورقولر (korkular))

  1. fear, fright, terror, dread, an unpleasant emotion caused by actual or perceived danger
    Synonyms: بیم (bim), ترس (ters), خوف (havf), هراس (hıras)
  2. threat, menace, an indication of potential or imminent danger that can harm a person
  3. danger, peril, hazard, jeopardy, an impending exposure to likely harm, a lack of safety
    Synonyms: بیم (bim), تهلكه (tehlike), مخاطره (muhatara)
  4. alarm, a sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger

Derived terms

  • جان قورقوسی (can korkusu, “fear for one's own life”)
  • قورقو ویرمك (korku virmek, “to frighten”)
  • قورقو چیقارمق (korku çıkarmak, “to raise an alarm”)
  • قورقوسز (korkusuz, “fearless, intrepid”)
  • قورقولق (korkuluk, “scarecrow”)
  • قورقولو (korkulu, “dangerous, perilous”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: korku

References

  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “korkuğ”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 654

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