köpek
Sentences
Meaning
- dog
- (derogatory) scoundrel, detestable person
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Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[cʰø̞ᵝˈpʰɛc]
Etymology
In summary
From Ottoman Turkish كوپك (köpek), from Proto-Turkic *köpek. Either from köp (in the sense of "a herd of many dogs"), or from kelebek (“butterfly”). Shor xopax (“butterfly”) reflects the only exact semantical match. Cognates Cognate with Turkmen köpek, Crimean Tatar köpek, Azerbaijani köpək, Kazakh көпек (köpek), Karakalpak kópek, Uzbek koʻppak, etc.
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