kuzey

Meaning

north (compass point)

Concepts

north

boreal

upstate

nordic

northern

septentrional

Synonyms

şimal

arktik

Translations

nord

Norden

nord

norte

boréal

norte

septentrion

noorden

nördlich

nord

septentrional

nordisch

βορράς

boreal

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: قوزای

Cognate with Turkmen: guzaý

Cognate with Azerbaijani: quzey

Cognate with Uzbek: 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”).