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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