kuş

Meaning

1. bird, fowl
2. A triangular piece of fabric added to the underarm area of the body to allow for easy movement in dresses.
3. (euphemistic) penis (mainly childish or humorous)
4. the hairless area on the rump of aging horses
5. (figuratively) a newbie soldier
6. (Adana, Denizli) kite
7. (Niğde) pulleys that move the heddle up and down in a weaving device.
8. small peg-shaped protrusions that fit into the hinge bed of hingeless doors.
9. the piece placed on the back of the underwear to prevent the crotch from being narrow.
10. (Konya) corn
11. mind
12. turkey (bird)

Concepts

bird

🐦

fowl

cock

dick

bird's

Synonyms

av

çük

güdümlü mermi

kobra

pipi

sik

vahşi hayvan

yarak

yabani kuş

uçan yaratık

bir kuşunkini andıran

Translations

oiseau

🐦

uccello

🐦

Vogel

🐦

vogel

🐦

pájaro

🐦

πουλί

pássaro

ave

🐦

ocell

🐦

avis

🐦

ave

🐦

aucèl

au

طير

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kuʃ/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: قوش

Cognate with Tatar: кош

Cognate with Kazakh: құс

Cognate with Kyrgyz: куш

Cognate with Khakas: хус

Cognate with Karachay-Balkar: къуш

Cognate with Uzbek: qush

Cognate with Old Turkish: 𐰴𐰆𐰽

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish قوش (kuş), from Old Anatolian Turkish قوش (quş), from Proto-Common Turkic *kuš (“bird”).
Cognate with
Tatar кош (qoş),
Kazakh құс (qūs),
Kyrgyz куш (kuş),
Khakas хус (xus),
Karachay-Balkar къуш (quş),
Uzbek qush,
Old Turkic 𐰴𐰆𐰽 (quš, “bird”).

Sentences

Çimenlerin üstüne yaralı bir kuş gibi ...

Like a wounded bird on the grass...