بیق

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bïdïk (“moustache”); cognate with Azerbaijani bığ, Karakhanid بِذِقْ‎ (bïδïq), Kazakh миық (miyq), Kyrgyz мыйык (mıyıq), Tatar мыек (mıyek), Crimean Tatar mıyıq and Kumyk мыйыкъ (mıyıq).

Noun

بیق • (bıyık)

  1. moustache, a growth of facial hair over the upper lip
    Synonyms: سبله‎ (sebele), شارب‎ (şarib)
  2. whisker, the long and stiff hairs about the mouth in some animals
  3. (nautical) the yard that carries the spritsail

Derived terms

  • بیقلو‎ (bıyıklı, “moustached”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: bıyık
  • → Laz: ბუჲუღი (buyuɣi)

Further reading

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