Azerbaijani

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Etymology

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Cognate with Turkish kutan, Turkmen gotan (pelican) and Kazakh құтан (qūtan, heron). Compare also Mongolian хотон (xoton), Manchu ᡴᡡᡨᠠᠨ (kūtan) and Hungarian gödény (pelican), possibly a Turkic borrowing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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qutan (definite accusative qutanı, plural qutanlar)

  1. pelican

Declension

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