Kyrgyz

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Turkic *kumursga (ant). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰴𐰆𐰢𐰆𐰺𐰽𐰍𐰀 (qumursɣa, ant), Bashkir ҡырмыҫҡа (qırmıśqa), Crimean Tatar qırmısqa, Kumyk хомурсгъа (xomursğa), Khakas хымысха (xımısxa), etc.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /qumursˈqɑ/
  • Hyphenation: ку‧мурс‧ка

Noun

edit

кумурска (kumurska) (Arabic spelling قۇمۇرسقا)

  1. ant
    Кумурска кичинекей болсо да, кайраты тоо аңтарат.
    Kumurska kicinekey bolso da, kayratı too aŋtarat.
    Although the ant is small, its courage moves a mountain. (proverb)

Declension

edit

Southern Altai

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Turkic *kumursga (ant).

Noun

edit

кумурска (kumurska)

  1. ant
edit

Further reading

edit
  • N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “кумурска”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN