طاوقلق

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• طاووقلق (tavukluk)

Etymology

From طاوق (tavuk, “chicken”) +‎ ـلق (-lık, -luk).

Noun

طاوقلق • (tavukluk)

1. coop, a basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals

   Synonym: كومس (kümes)

Further reading

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “طاووقلق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 798