Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Turkic *āgïŕ.

Noun

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آغز (ağız)

  1. mouth (the opening through which food is ingested)
  2. aperture, orifice
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  • Turkish: ağız

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Turkic *aguŕ.

Noun

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آغز (ağız)

  1. colostrum, the first milk of a female mammal after birth
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References

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  • Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “آغز”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum[1], Vienna, column 303
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “آغز”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[2], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 150