كۆچكۈن

Uyghur

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *köč- +‎ *-gün, equivalent to كۆچـ (köch-, “to move, to migrate”) +‎ ـكۈن (-kün). Cognates with Turkish göçkün, Southern Altai кӧчкин (köčkin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /køt͡ʃkyn/

Noun

كۆچكۈن • (köchkün) (plural كۆچكۈنلەر (köchkünler))

1. slide, avalanche

Further reading

• Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN