qoca

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic гоҹа
Roman qoca
Perso-Arabic قوجا

Etymology

Cognate with Karakhanid [script needed] (koca, old man), attested at least since 13th century[1] and Turkish koca (large; husband).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡoˈd͡ʒɑ], [ɡoˈd͡zɑ]
  • Hyphenation: qo‧ca

Adjective

qoca (comparative daha qoca, superlative ən qoca)

  1. old (of people)
    qoca kişiold man
    Synonym: yaşlı
    Antonyms: gənc, cavan

Derived terms

  • qocalıq (old age)
  • qocaman (venerable)

Noun

qoca (definite accusative qocanı, plural qocalar)

  1. old man, elderly person
    Döyüşə yalnız qocalar gedir.
    Only old men are going to battle.

Declension

Derived terms

  • qocalar evi (retirement home)

References

  1. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), koca”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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