Karakhanid

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kȫkerčin (pigeon, dove).[1]

Cognate with Chuvash кӑвакарчӑн (kăvak̬arč̬ăn), Turkish güvercin, Bashkir күгәрсен (kügərsen) and Tuvan көгээзин (kögeezin).

Noun

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كُكُرْجْكوُنْ (kögürčgǖn)

  1. pigeon, dove

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “kögürçgü:n”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 713

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