Ottoman Turkish edit

 
قارش

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *karïĺ (span);[1] cognate with Azerbaijani qarış, Bashkir ҡарыш (qarış), Kazakh қарыс (qarys), Kyrgyz карыш (karış), Tatar карыш (qarış), Uyghur غېرىچ (ghërich) and Uzbek qarich.

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

قارش (karış)

  1. span, handspan, the full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger
    Synonym: شبر (şibr)
  2. (figuratively) nook, retreat, a hidden or secluded spot or place affording privacy or security, any small space
    Synonym: زاویه (zâviye)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Turkish: karış
  • Armenian: խառըշ (xaṙəš)

References edit

  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*K(i)arɨĺ”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

From the same root as قارشمق (karışmak, to mix, blend).

Noun edit

قارش (karış)

  1. confusion, turmoil, disarray, chaos, a state of great disorder or uncertainty
Descendants edit

Further reading edit