قولتق

Ottoman Turkish
قولتق

Etymology

A development of Proto-Turkic *kol (“upper arm”), whence also Ottoman Turkish قول‎ (qol, “arm, sleeve, branch”); cognate with Azerbaijani qoltuq, Bashkir ҡултыҡ (qultıq), Kazakh қолтық (qoltyq), Turkmen goltuk and Uzbek qo'ltiq.

Noun

قولتق • (koltuk)

  1. armpit, the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder
    Synonyms: ابط‎ (ibt), بغل‎ (bağal), كش‎ (keş)
  2. (figuratively) out of the way place, nook, middle of nowhere
  3. armchair, a chair with supports for the arms or elbows

Derived terms
  • قولتقجی‎ (koltukcu, “hawker, peddlar”)
  • قولتقلامق‎ (koltuklamak, “to support”)
  • قولتقلانمق‎ (koltuklanmak, “to become supported”)
  • قولتقلق‎ (koltukluk, “gusset under the armpit”)
  • قولتقلو‎ (koltuklu, “provided with a seat”)

Descendants
  • Turkish: koltuk
  • → Armenian: խոլթուխ (xoltʿux), կոլթուխ (koltʿux)
  • → Laz: კოლთუღი (ǩoltuği), ქოლთუღი (koltuği)

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