گوگم

See also: كوكم, کوکم, and كوگم

Ottoman Turkish
گوگم

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κουκκούμιον (koukkoúmion), κούκκουμα (koúkkouma), from Classical Syriac ܩܘܿܩܡܳܐ (qūqəmā, “pot”), absolute state ܩܘܿܩܽܡ (qūqum), from Imperial Aramaic 𐡒𐡅𐡒𐡌 (qwqm), from Akkadian 𒂁𒆪𒆪𒁍 (/⁠kukkubu, quqquba⁠/, “a smaller container used as an alabastron, libation jar, or drinking flask; originally a drinking pouch made from an animal’s stomach, any similar pouch with a small opening”), suspected to have been loaned or developed from Sumerian 𒂁𒃻𒋫𒆸 (/⁠gugguru⁠/, “tall earthen vessel with a narrow opening”).

Alternative forms

Noun

گوگم • (güğüm)

  1. kind of kettle or ewer with handle, spout and lid, especially made of copper
Descendants
  • Turkish: güğüm
  • → Crimean Tatar: gügüm
  • → Greek: γκιούμι (gkioúmi)
  • → Macedonian: ѓум (ǵum)

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Etymology 2
گوگم

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kȫkem (“sloe, blackthorn”) and thus related to گوك (gök, “sky”). Cognate with Azerbaijani göyəm, Bashkir күгэн (kügen), Chagatai كوگم (kögem), Kipchak كوكان (kögan), Kumyk гоган (gogan), Nogai көген and Tatar күгэн (kügen)

Alternative forms
  • گووم (gövem, güvem), گوم (gövem, güvem)

Noun

گوگم • (göğem, güğem)

  1. sloe, the small, astringent, wild fruit of the blackthorn
  2. blackthorn, any large shrub or small tree of the species Prunus spinosa
Derived terms
  • صاری گوگم (sarı göğem, “dandelion”)
  • گوگم اریكی (göğem eriği, “bullace”)
Descendants

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