GAGAUZ DİLİNDÄ EV HAYVANNARININ ADLARI
DOMESTIC ANIMAL NAMES IN GAGAUZ LANGUAGE
Author(s): Güllü KaranfilSubject(s): Cultural history, Foreign languages learning, Customs / Folklore, Agriculture, Regional Geography, Social Informatics, Sociology of Culture, Environmental interactions
Published by: Sage Yayınları
Summary/Abstract: This article studies the agricultural terms exactly the names of domestic animals in the Gagauz language. The investigation is carried out on the historical comparative method. The author tries to determine the etymology of the names of some domestic animals. The investigations proves that the ancient Gagauz were busy cattle breeding and a great part of the animal names have common Turkic origin.
Journal: TURAN-SAM
- Issue Year: 2/2010
- Issue No: 6
- Page Range: 135-141
- Page Count: 7
- Language: Turkish