كوچ

See also: كوچمك

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• گوچ, كوج, گوج

Etymology 1

From Proto-Common Turkic *kǖč.

Noun

كوچ • (güç)

1. work, business
2. strength of body

Adjective

كوچ • (güç)

1. difficult, hard

Derived terms

• ایش كوچ (iş-güç)
• كوچ ‌‌بلا (güç-belâ)

Descendants

• Gagauz: güç
• Turkish: güç

Etymology 2

From Proto-Turkic *köč.

Noun

كوچ • (göç)

1. migration
2. change of abode
3. (figurative) death

Related terms

• كوچمك

Descendants

• Gagauz: göç
• Turkish: göç
• → Armenian: կէօչ (kēōčʻ)

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “كوچ”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1047