Ottoman Turkish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From قیت (kıt) +‎ ـلق (-lık).

Noun edit

قیتلق (kıtlık)

  1. scarcity (especially scarcity of produce)
  2. famine

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: kıtlık
  • Armenian: խըթլըխ (xətʻləx), կըթլըղ (kətʻləġ)
  • Zazaki: qıtlıq

References edit