كوف

Ottoman Turkish

كوف

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kebü (rot, dandruff); cognate with Azerbaijani kif, Crimean Tatar küf, Karakhanid [script needed] (küviǯ) and Kipchak [script needed] (küf).

Noun

كوف • (küf)

  1. mold, mildew, a woolly or furry growth of fungi on organic material

Derived terms

  • كوف باغلامق (küf bağlamak, to become moldy)
  • كوف قوقمق (küf kokmak, to stink of mold)
  • كوفلتمك (küfletmek, to make moldy)
  • كوفلندرمك (küflendirmek, to make or let become moldy)
  • كوفلنمك (küflenmek, to grow moldy)
  • كوفلی (küflü, moldy)

Descendants

  • Turkish: küf
  • Armenian: քիւֆ (kʻiwf)

Further reading

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