otağ

See also: otag and Otağ

Turkish

Etymology

From Old Turkic [script needed] (otag), from [script needed] (ōta-, “make a fire, to give out smoke, to fume”). Closely related to the shamanistic feature of a shaman (summoning different kinds of spirits or demons). See oda. Or from Sogdian [script needed] (ʾwtʾʾk /ōtāk/, “place, region”). Compare Azerbaijani otaq, Turkish otağ, Turkmen otag.

Noun

otağ

tent

Descendants

Armenian: օթաղ (ōtʿał)
Georgian: ოთახი (otaxi)

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “otağ”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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