tavuk
Meaning
hen
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ta‧vuk
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɑˈvuk/
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish طاوق (tavuk, “hen, fowl”), from earlier *taɣuq/*taquq, from Proto-Turkic *tiakïgu (“hen, fowl”). Cognate with Chuvash чӑх (čăh), Old Uyghur 𐾀𐽰𐽲𐾄𐽶𐽲𐽳 (takïgu), Karakhanid تَقاغُو (taqāɣū, “domestic fowl”).
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