choʻchqa

Uzbek

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *čōčka (“pig”), itself from from Proto-Turkic *čōč- (“child; young pig”) (whence Uzbek jujuq (“small child”)). Cognate with Tatar чучка (çuçka), Uyghur چوشقا (choshqa), Kyrgyz чочко (cocko), Khakas сосха (sosxa), Bashkir сусҡа (susqa, “pig”), etc.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /t͡ʃot͡ʃ.qɑ/

Noun

choʻchqa (plural choʻchqalar)

  1. pig
    Synonym: toʻngʻiz
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