كوروك

Ottoman Turkish

كوروك

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kȫrük (bellows); cognate with Azerbaijani körük, Bashkir күрек (kürek), Kyrgyz көөрүк (köörük), Nogai коьрик (körik), Southern Altai кӧрӱк (körük) and Yakut күөрт (küört).

Noun

كوروك • (körük)

  1. bellows, a device for delivering pressurized air in a controlled quantity
    Synonyms: دمه (deme), كیر (kir), منفاخ (minfah)
  2. soft top, hood, the foldable roof of a convertible or sports car which is made of fabric

Derived terms

  • ال كوروكی (el körüğü, hand bellows)
  • دمیرجی كوروكی (demirci körüğü, blacksmith's bellows)
  • كوروكجی (körükcü, maker or seller of bellows)
  • كوروكلتمك (körükletmek, to make or let be blown with a bellows)
  • كوروكلمك (körüklemek, to blow with a bellows)
  • كوروكلنمك (körüklenmek, to be blown with a bellows)
  • كوروكلو (körüklü, furnished with a bellows)
  • چالغی كوروكی (çalgı körüğü, bellows of an organ)

Descendants

  • Turkish: körük
  • Armenian: քորուք (kʻorukʻ)

Further reading

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