Kyrgyz edit

Etymology edit

From *kürek (shovel, spade), from Proto-Turkic *küre- (to shovel, rake up).

Cognate with Kazakh күрек (kürek), Karachay-Balkar кюрек (kürek), Kumyk кюрек (kürek), Uzbek kurak, Bashkir көрәк (körək), Shor кӱрек, Turkish kürek, Crimean Tatar kürek, Azerbaijani kürək (shovel; spade).

Noun edit

күрөк (kürök) (Arabic spelling كۉرۅك)

  1. shovel, spade