كوكرد

See also: گوگرد

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گوگرد (gugerd, sulphur), from Middle Persian 𐫃𐫇𐫃𐫏𐫡𐫅 (gwgyrd /⁠gōgird⁠/, sulphur).

Noun

كوكرد • (kükürd) (definite accusative كوكردی (kükürdü), plural كوكردلر (kükürdler))

  1. sulfur, brimstone, a chemical element with an atomic number of 16
    Synonym: كبریت (kibrit)

Derived terms

  • بز كوكردی (bez kükürdü, white sulphur)
  • كوكرد اوجاغی (kükürd ocağı, sulphur mine)
  • كوكرد معدنی (kükürd maʼdeni, sulphur mine)
  • كوكرد چیچكی (kükürd çiçeği, flowers of sulphur)
  • كوكردلو (kükürdlü, containing sulphur)
  • لوله كوكردی (lüle kükürdü, sulphur tube)
  • چبوق كوكردی (çıbuk kükürdü, sulphur rod)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kükürt
  • Macedonian: ќуќур (ḱuḱur)

Further reading