самұрық

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic سامۇرىق
Cyrillic самұрық
Latin samūryq

Etymology

Cognate with Bashkir самрау (samraw, mythical eagle), Uzbek semurgʻ (mythical bird).

Adapted from an Iranian source, compare Middle Persian synmwlw, Persian سیمرغ (simorġ, Simurgh).

Noun

самұрық • (samūryq)

  1. (mythology) a mythical bird, deity and master of all birds