قوق

Arabic

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /quːq/

Noun

قُوق • (qūq) m (feminine قُوقَة‎ (qūqa))

  1. crane (Grus grus)
  2. godwit (Limosa spp.)
  3. great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
Declension
Declension of noun قُوق (qūq)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قُوق
qūq		 الْقُوق‎
al-qūq		 قُوق
qūq
Nominative قُوقٌ
qūqun		 الْقُوقُ‎
al-qūqu		 قُوقُ
qūqu
Accusative قُوقًا‎
qūqan		 الْقُوقَ‎
al-qūqa		 قُوقَ
qūqa
Genitive قُوقٍ
qūqin		 الْقُوقِ‎
al-qūqi		 قُوقِ
qūqi

Etymology 2
Root
ق و ق‎ (q-w-q)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /qawq/

Noun

قَوْق • (qawq) m

  1. verbal noun of قَاقَ‎ (qāqa) (form I)
  2. cluck (sound made by hen)
Declension
Declension of noun قَوْق (qawq)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal قَوْق
qawq		 الْقَوْق‎
al-qawq		 قَوْق
qawq
Nominative قَوْقٌ
qawqun		 الْقَوْقُ‎
al-qawqu		 قَوْقُ
qawqu
Accusative قَوْقًا‎
qawqan		 الْقَوْقَ‎
al-qawqa		 قَوْقَ
qawqa
Genitive قَوْقٍ
qawqin		 الْقَوْقِ‎
al-qawqi		 قَوْقِ
qawqi

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed, berry”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /quːq/
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Noun

قوق • (qūq) m (collective, singulative قوقة‎ f (qūqa), paucal قوقات‎ (qūqāt))

  1. artichoke
    Synonyms: خرشف‎ (ḵuršuf), خرشوف‎ (ḵaršūf), قنارية‎ (qannāriyya)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَوْق‎ (qawq).

Pronunciation

Noun

قَوق • (qauq) m (Hindi spelling क़ौक़)

  1. cluck (sound of a chicken)

References
  • “قوق”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “قوق”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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