قوچاق

Khalaj

Adjective

قوْچاق (qoçâq)

  1. Arabic spelling of qoçâq (brave)

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kočaq (hero, brave man); equivalent to قوچ (koç, ram; brave man) + ـاق (-ak, noun and adjective diminutive suffix). Cognate with Azerbaijani qoçaq, Karakalpak қошшақ, Kumyk къоччакъ (qoççaq) and Turkmen goçak.

Adjective

قوچاق • (koçak)

  1. valiant, brave, courageous, heroic, bold, daring, doughty

Noun

قوچاق • (koçak)

  1. hero, somebody who possesses great bravery and courage
    Synonyms: آلپ (alp), قهرمان (kahraman), یگیت (yığıt)

Descendants

  • Turkish: koçak
  • Armenian: խոչախ (xočʻax)

Further reading

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