قاصق

Ottoman Turkish

قاصق

Alternative forms

  • قاسق (kasık), قاصیق (kasık)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kạ̄sïk (groin), a development of *kas- (to tighten), whence قاصمق (kasmak, to stretch, tighten). Cognate with Azerbaijani qasıq, Tatar касык (qasıq) and Turkmen gasyk.

Noun

قاصق • (kasık)

  1. groin, the crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thighs
    Synonyms: زهار (zıhar), مغبن (mağbin)

Derived terms

  • قاصق اوتی (kasık otu, rupturewort)
  • قاصق باغی (kasık bağı, truss for a rupture)
  • قاصق بتی (kasık biti, crab louse)
  • قاصق طاشی (kasık taşı, inguinal hernia)
  • قاصق یاریغی (kasık yarığı, hernia)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kasık
  • Armenian: խասըխ (xasəx)

Further reading

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