قولاغه قاچان

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From قولاغه (kulağa), dative form of قولاق (kulak, “ear”), + قاچان (kaçan, “fleeing, escaping”).

Noun

قولاغه قاچان • (kulağa kaçan)

  1. earwig, any of various insects of the order Dermaptera, having characteristic forceps-like pincers on their abdomen
    Synonym: قولاق بتی (kulak biti)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kulağakaçan

Further reading

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