Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kurgsak (belly, stomach); cognate with Old Turkic 𐰴𐰆𐰺𐰆𐰍𐰽𐰴 (quruɣsaq), Azerbaijani qursaq, Karakhanid قُرُغْساقْ (quruɣsaq), Kyrgyz курсак (kursak) and Yakut куртах (kurtaq).

Noun

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قورساق (kursak)

  1. crop, a pouch-like part of the alimentary tract of some birds
    Synonyms: حوصله (havsala), قانصه (kanisa)
  2. (colloquial) stomach, the organ in the body that stores food
    Synonyms: قارن (karn), معده (mi'de)
  3. membrane prepared from a bladder, as the goldbeater's skin

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: kursak
  • Armenian: խուրսախ (xursax)

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