ҡуҙғалаҡ

Bashkir

Ҡуҙғалаҡ.

Etymology

From a plant name *qozu qulaq (lamb's ear). Probably developed as a metaphoric term, based on likening sorrel leaves in shape to lamb's ears.

Cognate with Tatar кузгалак (quzgalaq, sorrel), Karachay-Balkar къозу къулакъ (qozu qulaq, sorrel), Kyrgyz козу кулак (kozu kulak, Oxyria), Kazakh қозықұлақ (qozıqulaq, Trіchochіton), Turkish kuzukulağı (Rumex acetosella), etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [quð.ʁɑ.ˈɫɑq]
  • Hyphenation: ҡуҙ‧ға‧лаҡ

Noun

ҡуҙғалаҡ (quðğalaq)

  1. (botany) sorrel, dock, Rumex spp.

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