Kyrgyz edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *kumursga (ant). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰴𐰆𐰢𐰆𐰺𐰽𐰍𐰀 (qumursɣa, ant), Bashkir ҡырмыҫҡа (qırmıśqa), Crimean Tatar qırmısqa, Kumyk хомурсгъа (xomursğa), Khakas хымысха (xımısxa), etc.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /qumursˈqɑ/
  • Hyphenation: ку‧мурс‧ка

Noun edit

кумурска (kumurska) (Arabic spelling قۇمۇرسقا)

  1. ant
    Кумурска кичинекей болсо да, кайраты тоо аңтарат.
    Kumurska kicinekey bolso da, kayratı too aŋtarat.
    Although the ant is small, its courage moves a mountain. (proverb)

Declension edit

Southern Altai edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Turkic *kumursga (ant).

Noun edit

кумурска (kumurska)

  1. ant

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “кумурска”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN