kuytu

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Mongolian ᠬᠣᠢᠲᠤ (qoitu, “behind; to the north”).[1][2] Compare kuz and kuzey for semantics. Eyüboğlu instead suggests a borrowing from Ancient Greek κοїθε (koїthe, “seaside”).[3]

Adjective

kuytu

  1. dark, quiet and secluded place

References
  1. Sanžejev, G. D., Orlovskaja, M. N., Ševernina, Z. V. (2015–) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ mongolʹskix jazykov: v 3 t. [Etymological dictionary of Mongolic languages: in 3 vols.] (in Russian), volume III, Moscow: Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, page 62
  2. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kuytu”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  3. Eyuboğlu, İsmet Zeki (1991) “kuytu”, in Türk dilinin etimoloji sözlüğü [Etymological dictionary of the Turkish language] (in Turkish), 2nd edition, Istanbul: Sosyal Yayınlar, page 212

Further reading
  • “kuytu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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