كوف

Ottoman Turkish

كوف

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kebü (“rot, dandruff”); cognate with Azerbaijani kif, Crimean Tatar küf, Karakhanid [script needed] (küviǯ) and Kipchak [script needed] (küf).

Noun

كوف • (küf)

  1. mold, mildew, a woolly or furry growth of fungi on organic material

Derived terms

  • كوف باغلامق‎ (küf bağlamak, “to become moldy”)
  • كوف قوقمق‎ (küf kokmak, “to stink of mold”)
  • كوفلتمك‎ (küfletmek, “to make moldy”)
  • كوفلندرمك‎ (küflendirmek, “to make or let become moldy”)
  • كوفلنمك‎ (küflenmek, “to become moldy”)
  • كوفلی‎ (küflü, “moldy”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: küf
  • → Armenian: քիւֆ (kʿiwf)

Further reading

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