Karagöz
See also: karagöz
Turkish
Hacivat (left) and Karagöz (right)
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قرهکوز (Karagöz). kara (“black”) + göz (“eye”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɑɾɑɟɶʐ]
Proper noun
Karagöz
- Karagöz, a Turkish shadow puppet character.
- the traditional Turkish shadow play, popularized during the Ottoman period with the lead characters named Karagöz and Hacivat.
- A male given name
- A female given name
Declension
declension of Karagöz
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Karagöz | Karagözler / Karagöz'ler |
| accusative | Karagöz'ü | Karagözleri / Karagöz'leri |
| dative | Karagöz'e | Karagözlere / Karagöz'lere |
| locative | Karagöz'de | Karagözlerde / Karagöz'lerde |
| ablative | Karagöz'den | Karagözlerden / Karagöz'lerden |
| genitive | Karagöz'ün | Karagözlerin / Karagöz'lerin |
Descendants
- Azerbaijani: Qaragöz
- Algerian Arabic: قراقوز (garagōz)
- Egyptian Arabic: أراجوز (ʾaragōz)
- → Greek: Καραγκιόζης (Karagkiózis)
- Iraqi Arabic: قراقوز (qaraqōz)
- Levantine Arabic: كراكوز (karakōz)
- Romanian: caraghios
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