qızılala

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From qızıl (“red”) +‎ ala (“variegated”). Compare Turkmen gyzyl-ala (“motley, multi-colored (with a predominance of red)”), Chagatai قزل الا (qzl ʾlā /⁠qızıl ala⁠/, “trout”), Armeno-Kipchak խըզըլալաճապալըխ (xəzəlalačapaləx, “trout”), and Armenian կարմրախայտ (karmraxayt, “trout”, literally “red-spotted”).

Adjective

qızılala

  1. scarlet

Noun

qızılala

  1. trout
    Synonym: alabalıq

Descendants

  • → Armenian: խըզըլալա (xəzəlala), խըզլալա (xəzlala)
  • → Georgian: ხიზილალა (xizilala)
    • → Armenian: խիզիլալա (xizilala)
    • → Bats: ხიზლალ (xizlal)
  • → Persian: قزل‌آلا (qezel-âlâ)
  • → Tat: qızılala

References

  • Baġramyan, Ṙuben (1987), “гызылала”, in Adrbeǰaneren-hayeren baṙaran [Azerbaijani–Armenian dictionary], Yerevan: Hayastan, page 180a
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