güc

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic ҝүҹ
Roman güc
Perso-Arabic گوج

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *gǖč [1]. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰚𐰇𐰲 (küč, strength) [2], Karakhanid کُجْ (küč, force, strength, power) [3], Turkish güç, Kazakh күш (küş), Kyrgyz күч (küç), Uzbek kuch, Bashkir көс (kös), Shor кӱш (force), etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡyd͡ʒ/
  • IPA(key): [ɟ͡ʝyd͡ʒ], [ɟ͡ʝyd͡z]

Noun

güc (definite accusative gücü, plural güclər)

  1. strength, force, power
    Buna gücü çatmaz.
    He's not strong enough for this.
    (literally, “His strenght won't suffice for this.”)
    Synonyms: qüvvə, qüvvət
  2. (physics) power

Declension

Derived terms

  • güclü (strong)
  • gücsüz (powerless)

References

  1. Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), *gǖč”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill
  2. Abuseitova, M. Kh; Bukhatuly, B., editors (2008), 𐰚𐰇𐰲”, in TÜRIK BITIG: Ethno Cultural Dictionary, Language Committee of Ministry of Culture and Information of Republic of Kazakhstan
  3. Atalay, Besim (1939-1943) Divanü Lûgat-it-Türk Tercümesi [Translation of the Dīwān Lughāt al-Turk] (Türk Dil Kurumu Yayınları; 521) (in Turkish), 1985 edition, Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurmu Basımevi, page 237
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