küf

Meaning

mold (woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi)

Concepts

mildew

mold

rot

blight

mould

corrupt

finew

must

mustiness

rust

Synonyms

küflülük

pas

Translations

Schimmel

moisissure

moho

muffa

mofo

bolor

μούχλα

floridura

schimmel

moisi

Mehltau

meeldauw

mildiou

تَعَفُّن

Pronounced as (IPA)

/cyf/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: كوف

Cognate with Karakhanid: كڨژ

Cognate with Kuman:

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish كوف (küf), from Proto-Turkic *kebü- (“rot, dandruff”). Cognate with Kipchak [script needed] (küf, “mold”), etc.