Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ogul (son); cognate with Old Turkic 𐰆𐰍𐰞 (oğul), Azerbaijani oğul, Bashkir ул (ul), Chuvash ывӑл (yvăl), Kazakh ұл (ūl), Kyrgyz уул (uul), Turkmen ogul, Uyghur ئوغۇل (oghul), Uzbek oʻgʻil and Yakut уол (uol).

Noun

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اوغل (oğul) (definite accusative اوغلی (oğlu), plural اوغللر (oğullar))

  1. son, boy, a male offspring, a boy or a man in relation to his parents
    Synonyms: ابن (ibn), بن (bin), مخدوم (mahdum)
  2. swarm, a large number of insects, particularly bees, especially when in motion

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Gagauz: ool
  • Turkish: oğul
  • Armenian: օղուլ (ōġul)

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