گوگه

Ottoman Turkish

گوگه

Alternative forms

  • گووه (güve), گوه (güve)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *küńe (moth); cognate with Azerbaijani güvə, Bashkir көйә (köyə), Chuvash кӗве (kĕve), Kazakh күйе (küie), Southern Altai кӱйе (küye), Turkmen güýe, Uzbek kuya and Yakut көйүүр (köyüür).

Noun

گوگه • (güğe, güve)

  1. moth, especially the clothes moth which feeds on textiles
    Synonyms: پروانه (pervane), فراشه (feraşe) (moth)

Derived terms

  • گوگه ینكی (güve yeniği, moth-eaten spot in a cloth)

Descendants

  • Turkish: güve
  • Armenian: կիւվէ (kiwvē) Constantinople

Further reading

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