Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *körtük ‎(“woodcock; turkey; blackcock”).

Cognate with Shor, Southern Altai кӱртӱк ‎(kürtük, “blackcock”), Khakas кӱркӱ ‎(kürkü, “blackcock”); Kyrgyz күрп ‎(kürp, “turkey”), Kazakh күркетауық ‎(kürketawıq, “turkey”), Tatar күркә ‎(kürkä, “turkey”), Uzbek kurka ‎(“turkey”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʏrˈkæ]
• Hyphenation: күр‧кә