كوكده

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish كوده (gövdä, gävdä), كویده (göydä), from Proto-Turkic *kebde (upper part of body).

Noun

كوكده • (göğde or gövde) (definite accusative كوكده‌یی (göğdeyi, gövdeyi), plural كوكده‌لر (göğdeler, gövdeler))

  1. torso, trunk, the main part of the human body that extends from the neck to the groin
    Synonym: بدن (beden)
  2. (botany) trunk, the more or less upright part of a tree, between the roots and the branches
    Synonyms: اوزدك (özdek), تنه (tene), جذع (cizʼ)
  3. (meat trade) carcass, the entire body of a slaughtered animal, stripped of unwanted viscera, etc.

Derived terms

  • كوكده‌لو (göğdeli, gövdeli, corpulent)
  • كوكده‌یه آتمق (gövdeye atmak, to swallow, bolt)
  • یاریم كوكده (yarım gövde, jacket)

Descendants

  • Turkish: gövde
  • Armenian: կէօվտէ (kēōvtē), կօվտա (kōvta), գյա̈վդա̈ (gyävdä), գյօ̈վդա̈ (gyövdä)

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