بوزوق

Old Anatolian Turkish

Alternative forms

• بُوزُقْ (bozuq)

Etymology

Ultimately a derivation from Proto-Turkic *buŕ-.

Adjective

بُوزُوقْ (bozuq)

1. ruined, in shambles

   Synonym: خَرَابْ (ḫarāb)

Descendants

• Gagauz: bozuk
• Ottoman Turkish: بوزوق (bozuk), بوزق (bozuk)
  • Turkish: bozuk

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• بوزق (bozuk)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish بُوزُوقْ (bozuq), ultimately a derivation from Proto-Turkic *buŕ- (“to damage, destroy”), the same root of بوزمق (bozmak, “to spoil, ruin”).

Adjective

بوزوق • (bozuk)

1. broken; in poor condition
2. disordered
3. corrupt; rotten
4. vicious

Descendants

• Turkish: bozuk

Noun

بوزوق • (bozuk)

1. bouzouki

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “بوزوق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 287
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “bozuk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بوزق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 398