قارش

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Ottoman Turkish[edit]

قارش

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *karïĺ (span);[1] cognate with Azerbaijani qarış, Bashkir ҡарыш (qarış), Kazakh қарыс (qarys), Kyrgyz карыш (karış), Tatar карыш (qarış), Uyghur غېرىچ (ghërich) and Uzbek qarich.

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Noun[edit]

قارش (karış)

  1. span, handspan, the full width of an open hand from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger
    Synonym: شبر (şibr)
  2. (figuratively) nook, retreat, a hidden or secluded spot or place affording privacy or security, any small space
    Synonym: زاویه (zâviye)
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Descendants[edit]
  • Turkish: karış
  • Armenian: խառըշ (xaṙəš)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*K(i)arɨĺ”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill

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Etymology 2[edit]

From the same root as قارشمق (karışmak, to mix, blend).

Noun[edit]

قارش (karış)

  1. confusion, turmoil, disarray, chaos, a state of great disorder or uncertainty
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