кумурска

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Kyrgyz

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *kumursga (ant). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰴𐰆𐰢𐰆𐰺𐰽𐰍𐰀 (qumursɣa, ant), Bashkir ҡырмыҫҡа (qırmıśqa), Crimean Tatar qırmısqa, Kumyk хомурсгъа (xomursğa), Khakas хымысха (xımısxa), etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /qumursˈqɑ/
  • Hyphenation: ку‧мурс‧ка

Noun

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кумурска (kumurska) (Arabic spelling قۇمۇرسقا)

  1. ant
    Кумурска кичинекей болсо да, кайраты тоо аңтарат.
    Kumurska kicinekey bolso da, kayratı too aŋtarat.
    Although the ant is small, its courage moves a mountain. (proverb)

Declension

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Southern Altai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *kumursga (ant).

Noun

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кумурска (kumurska)

  1. ant
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Further reading

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  • N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “кумурска”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ, Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN