çoluk çocuk

Meaning

  1. a family unit, consisting of the parents together with their children still living at their parent's home
  2. a lot of children, a pack of children
  3. young people with no or insufficient job training to earn a living

Concepts

Synonyms

Translations

Kind und Kegel

zarok û zêç

zar û zêç

Etymology

Sources disagree on the origin of the first word. Çağbayır derives çoluk by alteration of çocuk. Nişanyan traces it to oluk (olmak) plus alliteration.

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