كوشك

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Ottoman Turkish

كوشك

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian کوشک (kušk, “palace, portico”), itself from Middle Persian kwšk' (kōšk).

Noun

كوشك • (köşk)

  1. pavillion, small palace, any small building intended for pleasure or recreation
Descendants
Köşk District

Proper noun

كوشك • (Köşk)

  1. Köşk (a town and district in Aydın province, Turkey)
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Etymology 2

كوشك

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kȫĺek (“camel calf”); cognate with Azerbaijani köşək, Karakalpak ko’shek, Turkmen köşek, Uzbek ku’shek and, more distantly, with Hungarian kölyök.

Noun

كوشك • (köşek)

  1. young camel, camel calf or colt, the young of a camel
    Synonym: طورون (torun)
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Etymology 3

Inherited from Common Turkic *geŋşek (“loose, slack”), a development of *geŋşe- (“to become loose, slack”), whence گوشمك (gevşemek, “to become loose, slack”). Related to گݣیش (geñiş, “wide, spacious”) and گیݣ (geñ, “wide, broad”).

Adjective

گوشك • (gevşek)

  1. loose, slack, lax, not fixed in place tightly or firmly
    Synonym: بول (bol)
  2. relaxed, laid-back, free from tension or anxiety, at ease
  3. slack, lacking diligence or care, not earnest or eager
    Synonym: طمرسز (damarsız)
  4. flabby, flaccid, slouchy, hanging loose by its own weight
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