كوشك

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian کوشک (kušk, “palace, portico”), itself from Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk).

Noun

كوشك • (köşk) (definite accusative كوشكی (köşkü), plural كوشكلر (köşkler))

  1. pavillion, kiosk, small palace, any small building intended for pleasure or recreation
Derived terms
  • كوشك بكجیسی (köşk bekcisi, “keeper of a kiosk”)
  • یالی كوشك (yalı köşk, “the royal pavillion on the Golden Horn”)
  • یانغین كوشكی (yangın köşkü, “either of the three stations in Istanbul where watchmen are on the lookout for fires”)
  • یلدز كوشكی (yıldız köşkü, “the name of a royal residence”)
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Proper noun

كوشك • (köşk)

  1. Köşk (a town and district of Aydın Province, Turkey)
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kȫĺek (“camel calf”); cognate with Azerbaijani köşək, Karakalpak ko’shek, Turkmen köşek, Uzbek ku’shek and, more distantly, with Hungarian kölyök and Mongolian гөлөг (gölög).

Noun

كوشك • (köşek) (definite accusative كوشكی (köşeği), plural كوشكلر (köşekler))

  1. young camel, camel calf or colt, the young of a camel
    Synonym: طورون (torun)
Derived terms
  • كوشكلمك (köşeklemek, “to have a camel colt”)
  • كوشكلو (köşekli, “having young camels”)
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Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Common Turkic *geŋşek (“loose, slack”), a development of *geŋşe- (“to become loose, slack”).

Adjective

كوشك • (gevşek)

  1. loose, slack, lax, relaxed, not fixed in place tightly, not tense, not firmly extended, without tension
    Synonym: بول (bol)
  2. slack, slovenly, sloppy, lacking diligence, precision or care, not earnest, eager, or zealous
    Synonym: طمرسز (damarsız)
  3. flaccid, slouchy, languid, listless, spiritless, lacking drive, energy, or vigour, not showing effort
Derived terms
  • آغیزی كوشك (ağızı gevşek, “whose mouth is loose”)
  • كوشك آغیز (gevşek ağız, “chatter, natter, banter”)
  • كوشك طاورانمق (gevşek davranmak, “to set to work in a lukewarm manner”)
  • كوشكلتمك (gevşekletmek, “to make become loose”)
  • كوشكلك (gevşeklik, “looseness”)
  • ككیش (geñiş, “wide, ample, spacious”)
  • كوشمك (gevşemek, “to unwind, relax”)
  • كیك (geñ, “wide, broad”)
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