قىزىلغاز

Uyghur

Etymology

From قىزىل (qizil, “red, reddish”) +‎ غاز (ghaz, “goose”). Cognates with Azerbaijani qızılqaz, Tatar кызылказ (qızılkaz), Uzbek qizilgʻoz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qizilʁɑz/

Noun

قىزىلغاز • (qizilghaz) (plural قىزىلغازلار (qizilghazlar))

1. flamingo

Further reading

• Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN