آری

Turkish: arı

→ Armenian: առը (aṙə)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ārï (“wasp, bee”); cognate with Azerbaijani arı, Kazakh ара (ara), Kyrgyz аары (aarı), Turkmen ary, Tuvan ары (arı), Uyghur ھەرە (here) and Uzbek ari.


آری

Turkish: arı

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *arïɣ (“clean, pure”), from *ạrï- (“clean, pure, to be clean; to clean, purify”) + *-ïg.

clean, pure, free of flaws or imperfections


حشره

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حشره • (haşere) (plural حشرات (haşerat))

Turkish: haşere

Borrowed from Arabic حَشَرة (ḥašara, “insect”).

bor+

insect, any arthropod in the Insecta class characterized by six legs


مكس

Turkish: meges

Borrowed from Persian مگس (magas, “fly”).


سیكك

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سیڭك • (siñek)

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سیڭك • (siñek)

Turkish: sinek

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *siŋek (“mosquito; fly”); cognate with Azerbaijani sinək, Chuvash шăна (šăna), Crimean Tatar sinek, Southern Altai сек (sek), Turkmen siňek and Tuvan сээк (seek).


كلبك

Turkish: kelebek

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kepelek (“butterfly”); cognate with Azerbaijani kəpənək, Bashkir күбәләк (kübələk), Kazakh көбелек (köbelek), Kyrgyz көпөлөк (köpölök), Turkmen kebelek, Uyghur كېپىنەك (këpinek) and Uzbek kapalak.

butterfly, any diurnal flying insect of the order Lepidoptera


بوجك

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بوجك • (böcek)

Turkish: böcek

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→ Armenian: պէօճէկ (pēōčēk), բէօջա̈գ^յ (bēōǰägʸ)

→ Laz: ბოჯეღი (boceği)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bȫgček (“insect”), a diminutive of *bȫg (“camel spider”). Cognate with Azerbaijani böcək, Bashkir бөжәк (böjək), Crimean Tatar böcek, Kazakh бөжек (böjek) and Turkmen möjek.

inh+

spiny lobster, rock lobster, any crustacean in the family Palinuridae


جبین

Turkish: cibin

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čï̄pïn (“fly, mosquito”) and thus related to چبان (çıban, “boil; abscess”); cognate with Azerbaijani çibin, Salar cüyin, Turkmen çȳbyn and Uzbek chivin.

gnat, midge, any small insect such as a mosquito or a sandfly


تاتارجق

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تاتارجق • (tatarcık)

Turkish: tatarcık

From تاتار (tatar, “Tartar; courier”), of Turkic origin.


اوهلك

üvelik (romanization)
övelik (romanization)


فراشه

Turkish: feraşe

Borrowed from Arabic فراشة (“moth, butterfly”).

bor+

moth, a nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera


قامش بوجكی

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قامش بوجكی • (kamış böceği)

From قامش (kamış, “reed”) and بوجك (böcek, “insect”). These aquatic beetles are found in the same places as reeds. In English they are sometimes called reed beetles.


آت سیككی

آت سیڭگی • (at siñeği)

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آت سیڭگی • (at siñeği)

آت سیڭگی (canonical)
at siñeği (romanization)

Turkish: at sineği

From آت (at, “horse”) + سیڭك (sinek, “fly”).

horsefly, any of several flies of the family Tabanidae


چكركه

Turkish: çekirge

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čekürtke (“grasshopper”); cognate with Azerbaijani çəyirtkə, Kazakh шегіртке (şegırtke), Kyrgyz чегиртке (cegirtke), Tatar чикерткә (çikertkä), Turkmen çekirtge, Uyghur چېكەتكە (chëketke), Uzbek chigirtka and Yakut сахсырҕа (saqsırğa).

grasshopper, any insect of the order Orthoptera


جرلاق

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جرلاق • (cırlak)

Turkish: cırlak

From جرلامق (cırlamak, “to creak, chirp”).


قورت سیككی

قورت سیڭگی • (kurt siñeği)

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قورت سیڭگی • (kurt siñeği)

قورت سیڭگی (canonical)
kurt siñeği (romanization)

Turkish: kurt sineği

From قورت (kurt, “worm; wolf”) + سیڭك (siñek, “fly”).

blow fly, bottlefly, any of various flies of the family Calliphoridae


قره سینك

Turkish: kara sinek, karasinek

قره (kara, “black”) + سینك (sinek, “fly”)


بوكه

Synonym of بوكهلك (büğelek, “spider, warble fly, horse fly”)


بوكه‌لك

بوكهلك (canonical)
büğelek (romanization)
büyelek (romanization)

Turkish: büvelek


یاوشاق

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یاوشاق • (yavşak)

Turkish: yavşak

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yavšak (“nit, young louse”), a word related to یاپشمق (yapışmak, “to stick, adhere”).

inh+

nit, the egg of a louse or a young louse


آتش بوجكی

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آتش بوجكی • (ateş böceği)

Turkish: ateş böceği, ateşböceği

Compound of آتش (ateş, “fire”) + بوجك (böcek, “bug”).


چاغرتغه

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چاغرتغه • (çağırtga)


سیوری سیكك

سیوری سیڭك • (sivri siñek)

سیوری سیڭك (canonical)
sivri siñek (romanization)

Turkish: sivrisinek

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→ Middle Armenian: սիվրի սինակ (sivri sinak), սիվրի սինէկ (sivri sinēk)

Armenian: սիվրիսինէկ (sivrisinēk)

сивири́сница

→⇒ Bulgarian: сивири́сница (sivirísnica)

→ Laz: სივრისინეღი (sivrisineği)

→ Serbo-Croatian: сиври сѝнек / sivri sìnek

From سیوری (sivri, “sharp”) + سیڭك (siñek, “fly”).

mosquito, any small flying insect of the family Culicidae


كستل

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كستل • (küstel) (definite accusative كستلی (küsteli), plural كستللر (küsteller))

küstel (romanization)
كستلی (accusative definite)
كستللر (plural)

Turkish: küstel

dung beetle, dor, any of various beetles known for rolling dung into balls for use as food or as brooding chambers


اوزقندی

اوزقندی • (uzkandı)


قرنجه

Turkish: karınca

→ Armenian: խառընճա (xaṙənča)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *karïnčga (“ant”); cognate with Azerbaijani qarınca, Crimean Tatar qarınca and Turkmen garynja.

inh+

ant, any of various insects in the family Formicidae


ایپك بوجكی

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ایپك بوجكی • (ipek böceği)

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ایپك بوجكی • (ipek böceği)

From ایپك (ipek, “silk”) + بوجك (böcek, “bug”).

silkworm, any of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori


چهجه

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چهجه • (çece)

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چهجه • (çece)

Turkish: çeçe

Borrowed from French tsé-tsé, from Tswana tsêtsê.


یابان آریسی

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یابان آریسی • (yaban arısı)

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یابان آریسی • (yaban arısı)

Turkish: yaban arısı

From یابان (yaban, “wilderness”) + آری (arı, “bee”).


اشك آریسی

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اشك آریسی • (eşek arısı)

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اشك آریسی • (eşek arısı)

Turkish: eşek arısı

→ Armenian: էշեկ առըսի (ēšek aṙəsi)

From اشك (eşek, “ass, donkey”) + آری (arı, “bee”).


قفتان بوجكی

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قفتان بوجكی • (kaftan böceği)

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قفتان بوجكی • (kaftan böceği)

Compound of قفتان (kaftan, “kaftan, robe”) + بوجك (böcek, “bug”).

compound

ladybird, any beetle of the family Coccinellidae


پیره

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پیره • (pire) (definite accusative پیرهیی (pireyi), plural پیرهلر (pireler))

pire (romanization)
پیرهیی (accusative definite)
پیرهلر (plural)

Gagauz: pirä

Turkish: pire

→ Armenian: փիրէ (pʻirē)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bürge (“flea”); cognate with Azerbaijani birə, Bashkir бөрсә (börsə), Kazakh бүрге (bürge), Kyrgyz [script needed] (bürgö), Turkmen büre, Uyghur بۈرگە (bürge) and Uzbek burga.

پیره كبی صیچرامق

to be alive and kicking; to jump like a flea

پیرهیی نعللامق

to attempt the impossible; to shoe a flea

flea, any small, parasitic insect in the order Siphonaptera

aphid, any sap-sucking insect in the superfamily Aphidoidea


قره سیكك

قره سیڭك (canonical)
kara siñek (romanization)

Turkish: karasinek

From قره (kara, “black”) + سیڭك (siñek, “fly”).

Musca domestica
Musca domestica#Translingual

housefly, any fly of the species Musca domestica


حمام بوجكی

حمام بوجكی • (hamam böceği)

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حمام بوجكی • (hamam böceği)

Turkish: hamam böceği

From حمام (hamam, “hammam”) + بوجك (böcek, “bug”).

cockroach, any winged insect of the order Blattodea


یوسفجك

Turkish: yusufçuk

From یوسف (Yusuf, “Joseph”) + ـجق (-cuk, diminutive suffix).

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dragonfly, any winged, predatory insect of the suborder Epiprocta

turtle dove, any of several species of birds in the genus Streptopelia


طرتیل

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طرتیل • (tırtıl)

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طرتیل • (tırtıl)

Turkish: tırtıl

→ Albanian: tërtër

→ Romanian: tertel

A dissimilation from earlier طرطر (tırtır), itself from Armenian թրթուր (tʻrtʻur, “caterpillar, grub”).

der

caterpillar, leafworm, the larva of a butterfly or moth


قاصق بتی

Turkish: kasık biti

From قاصق (kasık, “groin”) + بت (bit, “louse”).

Pthirus pubis
Pthirus pubis#Translingual

crab louse, any parasitic insect that lives amongst the pubic hairs (Pthirus pubis)


كوكه

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گوگه • (güğe, güve)

گوگه (canonical)
güğe (romanization)
güve (romanization)

Turkish: güve

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→ Armenian: կիւվէ (kiwvē) — Constantinople

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *küńe (“moth”); cognate with Azerbaijani güvə, Bashkir көйә (köyə), Chuvash кӗве (kĕve), Kazakh күйе (küie), Southern Altai кӱйе (küye), Turkmen güýe, Uzbek kuya and Yakut көйүүр (köyüür).

inh+

(moth)

moth, especially the clothes moth which feeds on textiles


یلدز بوجكی

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یلدز بوجكی • (yıldız böceği)

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یلدز بوجكی • (yıldız böceği)

Turkish: yıldız böceği

From یلدز (yıldız, “star”) + بوجك (böcek, “bug”).

firefly, glowworm, any bioluminescent beetle of the family Lampyridae


بوغدای بتی

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بوغدای بتی • (buğday biti)

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بوغدای بتی • (buğday biti)

Turkish: buğday biti

From بوغدای (buğday, “wheat”) + بت (bit, “louse”).

Sitophilus granarius
Sitophilus granarius#Translingual

wheat weevil, a common weevil, of species Sitophilus granarius, that causes damage to harvested grain


آغاج قوردی

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آغاج قوردی • (ağac kurdu)

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آغاج قوردی • (ağac kurdu)

Turkish: ağaç kurdu

From آغاج (ağac, “tree”) + قورت (kurt, “worm”).

woodworm, any of many beetle larvae that bore into wood


قولاغه قاچان

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قولاغه قاچان

قولاغه قاچان • (kulağa kaçan)

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قولاغه قاچان

قولاغه قاچان • (kulağa kaçan)

Turkish: kulağakaçan

From قولاغه (kulağa), dative form of قولاق (kulak, “ear”), + قاچان (kaçan, “fleeing, escaping”).

earwig, any of various insects of the order Dermaptera, having characteristic forceps-like pincers on their abdomen


بوق بوجكی

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بوق بوجكی • (bok böceği)

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بوق بوجكی • (bok böceği)

Turkish: bok böceği

From بوق (bok, “feces, excrement”) + بوجك (böcek, “bug, insect”).

dung beetle, dor, any of various beetles known for rolling dung into balls for use as food or as brooding chambers


عروسك

a brightly colored kind of mother of pearl