قوق

Arabic

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /quːq/

Noun

قُوق • (qūq) m (feminine قُوقَة (qūqa))

crane (Grus grus)
godwit (Limosa spp.)
great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Declension

Declension of noun **قُوق** (qūq)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قُوق qūq	الْقُوق al-qūq	قُوق qūq
nominative	قُوقٌ qūqun	الْقُوقُ al-qūqu	قُوقُ qūqu
accusative	قُوقًا qūqan	الْقُوقَ al-qūqa	قُوقَ qūqa
genitive	قُوقٍ qūqin	الْقُوقِ al-qūqi	قُوقِ qūqi

Etymology 2

Root
ق و ق (q w q)
1 term

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qawq/

Noun

قَوْق • (qawq) m

verbal noun of قَاقَ (qāqa) (form I)
cluck (sound made by hen)

Declension

Declension of noun **قَوْق** (qawq)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَوْق qawq	الْقَوْق al-qawq	قَوْق qawq
nominative	قَوْقٌ qawqun	الْقَوْقُ al-qawqu	قَوْقُ qawqu
accusative	قَوْقًا qawqan	الْقَوْقَ al-qawqa	قَوْقَ qawqa
genitive	قَوْقٍ qawqin	الْقَوْقِ al-qawqi	قَوْقِ qawqi

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed, berry”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /quːq/
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Noun

قوق • (qūq) m (collective, singulative قوقة f (qūqa), paucal قوقات (qūqāt))

artichoke
Synonyms: خرشف (ḵuršuf), خرشوف (ḵaršūf), قنارية (qannāriyya)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَوْق (qawq).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qɔːq/

Noun

قَوق • (qauq) m (Hindi spelling क़ौक़)

cluck (sound of a chicken)

References

“قوق”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“قوق”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.