طاوقلق

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• طاووقلق (tavukluk)

Etymology

From طاوق (tavuk, “chicken”) +‎ ـلق (-lık, -luk).

Noun

طاوقلق • (tavukluk) (definite accusative طاوقلغی (tavukluğu), plural طاوقلقلر (tavukluklar))

1. coop, run, a basket, pen or enclosure for birds, generally chickens, or other small animals

   Synonyms: پین (pin), كومس (kümes)

Further reading

• Barbier de Meynard, Charles (1886) “طاوق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, volume II, Paris: E. Leroux, page 272
• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “طاووقلق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 798