kuytu
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Mongolian ᠬᠣᠢᠲᠤ (qoitu, “behind; to the north”).[1][2] Compare kuz and kuzey for semantics. Eyüboğlu instead suggests a borrowing from Ancient Greek κοїθε (koїthe, “seaside”).[3]
Adjective edit
kuytu
References edit
- ^ Sanžejev, G. D., Orlovskaja, M. N., Ševernina, Z. V. (2015–) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ mongolʹskix jazykov: v 3 t. [Etymological dictionary of Mongolic languages: in 3 vols.] (in Russian), volume III, Moscow: Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, page 62
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kuytu”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- ^ Eyuboğlu, İsmet Zeki (1991) “kuytu”, in Türk dilinin etimoloji sözlüğü [Etymological dictionary of the Turkish language] (in Turkish), 2nd edition, Istanbul: Sosyal Yayınlar, page 212
Further reading edit
- “kuytu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu