بیق

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *bïdïk (moustache); cognate with Azerbaijani bığ, Karakhanid بِذِقْ (bïδïq), Kazakh миық (miyq), Kyrgyz мыйык (mıyık), Tatar мыек (mıyek), Crimean Tatar mıyıq and Kumyk мыйыкъ (mıyıq).

Noun

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بیق (bıyık)

  1. moustache, a growth of facial hair over the upper lip
    Synonyms: سبله (sebele), شارب (şarib)
  2. whisker, the long and stiff hairs about the mouth in some animals
  3. (nautical) the yard that carries the spritsail

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: bıyık
  • Laz: ბუჲუღი (buyuği)

Further reading

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