Names Given to the Offspring of Animals in Modern Turkish and its Dialects

Bayraktar N.

IRAN AND THE CAUCASUS, vol.19, no.4, pp.375-385, 2015 (AHCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1163/1573384x-20150407
  • Journal Name: IRAN AND THE CAUCASUS
  • Journal Indexes: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.375-385
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The analysis revealed that the names employed for baby animals are abundant in modern Turkish and its dialects. Frequently, young animals are labelled according to their age, sex, and even whether they have given birth. A hyponymy relationship was observed in regards the groups of animals (e.g. enik "dogs and cats"; cucuk "domestic fowls"). Finally, in coining names for animal offspring, +Ak/+(V)k, a derivative suffix appeared to be frequently employed. This study presented a general tendency in Modern Turkish to name young animals.