كومس

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Greek κοιμάσιον (koimásion, “sleeping place”), from the verb κοιμάμαι (koimámai, “to sleep”).

Noun

كومس • (kümes) (definite accusative كومسی (kümesi), plural كومسلر (kümesler))

  1. coop, run, a basket, pen or enclosure for birds, generally chickens, or other small animals
    Synonyms: پین (pin), طاوقلق (tavukluk)

Derived terms

  • كومس كبی (kümes gibi, “narrow and dirty”)
  • كومسجك (kümescik, “a small coop”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kümes
  • → Albanian: qymez
  • → Armenian: քիւմէս (kʻiwmēs), քօմէս (kʻōmēs)
  • → Crimean Tatar: kümes
  • → Ladino: kumash
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: ћу̀мез
    Latin script: ćùmez

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