قوق

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Arabic

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Noun

قُوق (qūqm (feminine قُوقَة (qūqa))

  1. crane (Grus grus)
  2. godwit (Limosa spp.)
  3. great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
Declension

Etymology 2

Root
ق و ق (q w q)
1 term

Pronunciation

Noun

قَوْق (qawqm

  1. verbal noun of قَاقَ (qāqa) (form I)
  2. cluck (sound made by hen)
Declension

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, grain, seed, berry).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /quːq/
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Noun

قوق (qūqm (collective, singulative قوقة f (qūqa), paucal قوقات (qūqāt))

  1. artichoke
    Synonyms: خرشف (ḵuršuf), خرشوف (ḵaršūf), قنارية (qannāriyya)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَوْق (qawq).

Pronunciation

Noun

قَوق (qauqm (Hindi spelling क़ौक़)

  1. cluck (sound of a chicken)

References

  • قوق”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • قوق”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.