قوق

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Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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قُوق (qūqm (feminine قُوقَة (qūqa))

  1. crane (Grus grus)
  2. godwit (Limosa spp.)
  3. great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
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Etymology 2

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Root
ق و ق (q w q)
1 term

Pronunciation

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Noun

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قَوْق (qawqm

  1. verbal noun of قَاقَ (qāqa) (form I)
  2. cluck (sound made by hen)
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Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, grain, seed, berry).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /quːq/
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Noun

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قوق (qūqm (collective, singulative قوقة f (qūqa), paucal قوقات (qūqāt))

  1. artichoke
    Synonyms: خرشف (ḵuršuf), خرشوف (ḵaršūf), قنارية (qannāriyya)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic قَوْق (qawq).

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Noun

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قَوق (qauqm (Hindi spelling क़ौक़)

  1. cluck (sound of a chicken)

References

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  • قوق”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • قوق”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.