قرنجه

Ottoman Turkish

قرنجه

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *k(i)arïnčga (a kind of insect); cognate with Azerbaijani qarınca, Crimean Tatar qarınca and Turkmen garynja.

Noun

قرنجه • (karınca)

  1. ant, any of various insects in the family Formicidae
    Synonyms: مور (mur), نمل (nemel)
  2. formication, an abnormal skin sensation in a numbed limb
  3. honeycomb holes of a metal or other material

Derived terms

  • قرنجه باغی (karınca bağı, chloroform)
  • قرنجه‌لاشمق (karıncalaşmak, to formicate)
  • قرنجه‌لانمق (karıncalanmak, to become infested with ants)
  • قرنجه‌لق (karıncalık, anthill)
  • قرنجه‌لو (karıncalı, infested with ants)

Descendants

  • Turkish: karınca
  • Armenian: խառընճա (xaṙənča)

Further reading

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