kuzey

Betekenis (Engels)

north (compass point)

Sinonieme

şimal

arktik

Vertalings

nord

Norden

north

norte

nord

boréal

noorden

septentrion

norte

nord

boreal

nördlich

nordisch

βορράς

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Ottoman Turkish: قوزای

Verwante met Turkmeens: guzaý

Verwante met Azerbeidjans: quzey

Verwante met Oezbeeks: kungay

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish قوزای (kuzay), قوزی (kuzey), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kuŕ (“northern slope”). Cognate with Turkmen guzaý (“shaded side of a mountain”), Azerbaijani quzey (“north”) and possibly Uzbek kungay. Compare also dated kuz (“shadowed, sunless”).