The shepherd's work
Life around the qoş: the flock, the summer and winter pastures, the herder's tools, and the milking, shearing and haymaking that fill the year.
The herder and the camp
- qoyçu shepherd
- sürüwçü shepherd
- malçı livestock breeder
- qoş herders' camp
- qoşçu camp herdsman
- tayaq shepherd's staff
- it dog, sheepdog
The flock
- mal livestock
- tuwar cattle
- sürüw herd
- qoy sheep
- qoçhar ram
- eçki goat
- toqlu hogget
- işek yearling sheep or goat
- guzhdar herd leader
Pasture and fold
- jaylıq summer pasture
- qışlıq winter pasture
- kütüw pasture
- awlaq outlying pasture
- qora pen
- çalman pen
- baz livestock shed
- biçen hay
The work of the year
- küterge herd
- otlatırğa graze
- sürürge drive (a herd)
- sawarğa milk
- gögen milk can
- qırqarğa shear
- jün wool
- çalırğa mow
- dırın haymaking
- soğum autumn slaughter
Made at the camp
Qoş is both the herders' camp up at the pastures and the flock kept there. A qoyçu tends sheep in particular, while a malçı answers for the stock as a whole.