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خروسجق

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Ottoman Turkish

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خروسجق

Etymology

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From خروس (horoz, cock, rooster) +‎ ـجق (-cuk, diminutive suffix).

Noun

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خروسجق (horozcuk) (definite accusative خروسجغی (horozcuğu), plural خروسجقلر (horozcuklar))

  1. diminutive of خروس (horoz, cock, rooster):
    1. cockerel, a young male chicken under the age of a year and thus uncapable of reproducing
      Synonyms: خروسچه (horesçe), خروسك (horesek)
    2. pepperwort, mithridate, any of several species of perennial plant in the genus Lepidium

Descendants

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  • Turkish: horozcuk

Further reading

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