kuzey

Signification (Anglais)

north (compass point)

Concepts

nord

boréal

septentrion

septentrional

arctique

nordique

Synonymes

şimal

arktik

Traductions

Norden

north

nord

norte

norte

noorden

nord

boreal

nördlich

nordisch

settentrione

βορράς

boreal

شَمَال

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de turc ottoman: قوزای

Appartenant à turkmène: guzaý

Appartenant à azerbaïdjanais: quzey

Appartenant à ouzbek: 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”).