قوق

قوق

Arabic

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /quːq/

Noun

قُوق • (qūq) m (feminine قُوقَة‎ (qūqa))

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

Declension

Declension of noun قُوق (qūq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قُوق qūq	الْقُوق‎ al-qūq	قُوق qūq
Nominative	قُوقٌ qūqun	الْقُوقُ‎ al-qūqu	قُوقُ qūqu
Accusative	قُوقًا‎ qūqan	الْقُوقَ‎ al-qūqa	قُوقَ qūqa
Genitive	قُوقٍ qūqin	الْقُوقِ‎ al-qūqi	قُوقِ qūqi

Etymology 2

Root
ق و ق‎ (q-w-q)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qawq/

Noun

قَوْق • (qawq) m

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

Declension

Declension of noun قَوْق (qawq)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَوْق qawq	الْقَوْق‎ al-qawq	قَوْق qawq
Nominative	قَوْقٌ qawqun	الْقَوْقُ‎ al-qawqu	قَوْقُ qawqu
Accusative	قَوْقًا‎ qawqan	الْقَوْقَ‎ al-qawqa	قَوْقَ qawqa
Genitive	قَوْقٍ qawqin	الْقَوْقِ‎ al-qawqi	قَوْقِ qawqi

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /quːq/

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Noun

قوق • (qūq) m (collective, singulative قوقة‎ f (qūqa), paucal قوقات‎ (qūqāt))

1. artichoke

   Synonyms: خرشف‎ (ḵuršuf), خرشوف‎ (ḵaršūf), قنارية‎ (qannāriyya)

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَوْق‎ (qawq).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qɔːq/

Noun

قَوق • (qauq) m (Hindi spelling क़ौक़)

1. cluck (sound of a chicken)

References

• “قوق”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “قوق”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.