دپه كوز

Old Anatolian Turkish

Etymology

Compound of دپه (däpä) +‎ كوز (göz)

Noun

دپه كوز (däpä göz)

1. (mythology) cyclops
   • 14th Century, anonymous author, Dresden Manuscript: Kitāb-ı Dedem Ḳorḳud Alā Lisān-ı Tāife-i Oġuzān:

     بساط دپه كوزي اولدردمي بويي بيان ايدر خانم هي•

     basat däpä gözi öldürdügi boyı bäyān edär ḫānum häy

     [he] tells the epic where Basat kills the cyclops my lord 'ay!

Descendants

• Azerbaijani: təpəgöz
• Gagauz: tepegöz
• Ottoman Turkish: تپه گوز (tepe göz)
  • Turkish: tepegöz