Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kȫĺek
Proto-Turkic
Etymology
Compare Proto-Mongolic *gölige (“pup, young dog or cat”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
*kȫĺek
Declension
| singular 3) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | *kȫĺek |
| accusative | *kȫĺekig, *kȫĺekni1) |
| genitive | *kȫĺekniŋ |
| dative | *kȫĺekke |
| locative | *kȫĺekde |
| ablative | *kȫĺekden |
| allative | *kȫĺekgerü |
| instrumental 2) | *kȫĺekin |
| equative 2) | *kȫĺekče |
| similative 2) | *kȫĺekleyü |
| comitative 2) | *kȫĺekligü |
1) Originally used only in pronominal declension.
2) The original instrumental, equative, similative, and comitative cases have fallen into disuse in many modern Turkic languages.
3) Plurality in Proto-Turkic is disputed. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page on Wikibooks.
2) The original instrumental, equative, similative, and comitative cases have fallen into disuse in many modern Turkic languages.
3) Plurality in Proto-Turkic is disputed. See also the notes on the Proto-Turkic/Locative-ablative case and plurality page on Wikibooks.
Descendants
- Oghur:
- → Hungarian: kölyök
- →? Mongolian: гөлөг (gölög, “puppy”)
See also
| Animals in Turkic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dog: *ï̄t | hunting dog: *eker | hen: *tiakïgu | |||
| lark: *torgay | dove, pigeon: *kȫkerčin | quail: *bïldurčïn | |||
| sparrow: *serče | hawk, falcon: *kïrguy | goose: *kāŕ | |||
| wolf: *bȫrü | cow: *ingek | calf: *buŕagu | |||
| camel: *tebe | young of camel: *kȫĺek, *botu | horse: *at | |||
| foal: *kulun | worm: *kūrt | snake: *yï̄lan | |||
| fox: *tilkü | goat: *keči | he-goat: *teke | |||
| lion: *arsïlan | fish: *bālïk | carp bream: *čapak | |||
| donkey: *eĺčgek | carp: *siāŕgan | catfish: *yāyïn | |||
| beaver: *kunduŕ | hedgehog: *kirpi | badger: *borsmuk | |||
| fly, mosquito: *siŋek | wasp, bee: *ārï | gadfly: *bȫgen | |||
| moth: *küńe | louse: *bït | earthworm: *sïbuĺgan | |||
| yak: *kotuz | colt: *sïp | dragon: *siāŕgan | |||
| worm: *kūrt | deer: *keyik, *sïgun, *bulan, *bugu | lizard: *keleŕ | |||
References
- Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*kȫĺek”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill