مالاق

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bālak (“baby animal”), a development of *bāla (“young animal; child”). For the change of initial consonant /b/ > /m/, compare مقره (makara, “pulley”), منتشه (menteşe, “hinge”), منكشه (menekşe, “violet”) and میان (mıyan, “licorice”).

Noun

مالاق • (malak)

  1. buffalo calf, the young of a buffalo

Descendants

  • Turkish: malak
  • → Armenian: մալախ (malax), մալագ (malag)
  • → Bulgarian: мала́к (malák)

Further reading

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