كرپی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *kirpi; cognate with Azerbaijani kirpi, Chuvash чӗрӗп (čĕrĕp), Kazakh кірпі (kırpı), Kyrgyz кирпи (kirpi), Turkmen kirpi and Uyghur كىرپە‎ (kirpe).

Noun

كرپی • (kirpi)

  1. hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
  2. porcupine (Hystrix cristata)
  3. porcupine-quill
  4. hedgehog-skin
  5. (military) cheval de frise
  6. Christmas rose (Helleborus niger)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kirpi

Further reading

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