uku
/uku/
mainly Balkar word
owl — A nocturnal bird of prey with large eyes, a hooked beak and soft plumage. Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it Balkar, and Suyunchev and Urusbiev 1965 and Nevruz 1991 do the same. The usual Karachay word is gılın quş. Botashev 1998 glosses it as the eagle owl specifically.
- uku keçe köredi — the owl sees at night
- uku kündüz körmeydi — the owl does not see by day
- ukula keçe uçadıla — owls fly at night
- ağaçda uku qıçıradı — an owl is hooting in the forest
No tables are shown for Balkar meanings: the forms on this site are built by Karachay rules.