اویقو

Ottoman Turkish

اویقو

Alternative forms

  • اویوقو (uyuku)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ūdïku (“sleep”); cognate with Azerbaijani uyqu, Bashkir йоҡо (yoqo), Chuvash ыйхӑ (yjh̬ă), Kazakh ұйқы (ūiqy), Kyrgyz уйку (uyku), Southern Altai уйку (uyku), Turkmen uky and Uzbek uyqu.

Noun

اویقو • (uyku) (plural اویقولر)

  1. sleep, the state of reduced consciousness during which a person or animal rests
    Synonyms: خواب (hab), نوم (nevm)
  2. nap, snooze, doze, a light, short period of sleep, especially one during the day

Derived terms

  • اویقو باصمق (uyku basmak, “to come over (of sleepiness)”)
  • اویقو قاچمق (uyku kaçmak, “to go away (of sleepiness)”)
  • اویقوجی (uykucu, “sleepy-head”)
  • اویقودن قالقمق (uykuden kalkmak, “to get up”)
  • اویقوسز (uykusuz, “sleepless”)
  • اویقویه وارمق (uykuye varmak, “to fall asleep”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: uyku

Further reading

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