𐰴𐰆𐰺𐰴

Old Turkic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kork- (“to fear”). Cognate with Chuvash хӑра (hăra), Turkish korkmak, Uzbek qoʻrqmoq, Bashkir ҡурҡыу (qurqıw), Tuvan коргар (korgar).

Verb

𐰴𐰆𐰺𐰴 (qorq-)

  1. (intransitive) to fear
    Synonyms: 𐰪 (ań-), 𐰇𐰼𐰛 (ürk-), 𐰖𐰃𐰣 (ayïn-)

Derived terms

  • 𐰴𐰆𐰺𐰴𐰨 (qorqïnč, “fear”)

References

  • Tekin, Talât (1968) “qorq-”, in A Grammar of Orkhon Turkic (Uralic and Altaic Series; 69), Bloomington: Indiana University, →ISBN, page 347
  • Clauson, Gerard (1972) “kork-”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 651
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