quzilqurt

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Akin to Central Kurdish قوزڵقورت (quzillqurt), from a contraction of quz (“cunt”) and daqurtandin (“to swallow”). Compare Arabic زقوم. The word has to be initially an interjection which then evolved into either a name of certain plants or insects on those plants, depending on the dialect. The insect sense is probably because of confusion with Turkic kızıl kurt, meaning "red worm". Compare Iraqi Arabic قزلقرت (qozalqort), borrowed from Kurdish.

Most probably not a direct Turkic loan because of the sheer vastness of the word throughout all Kurdish languages and dialects, existing in almost every part of Kurdistan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qʊzɪlˈqʊɾt/

Noun

quzilqurt f

1. A small, poisonous insect or an animal found in grassy areas. Known for being toxic, which can be fatal if ingested by animals.
2. (vulgar) shit, an intensifier that refers to objects, often something consumed.

   Dest ji xwarina wê quzilqurtê ber de êdî!

   Stop eating that shit already!

Interjection

quzilqurt

1. (vulgar) hell, damnit

   Ey, quzilqurt! Me derîk da ne xist.

   Oh, hell! We didn't shut the door.

   Quzilqurt na!

   Hell no!

   Quzilqurt! Te guh ê mn br!

   Goddamn! You bored my ears!

2. (vulgar) like hell, the hell, interjection for a contrarian response.

   Ez ê viya na kim.
   Quzilqurt tu na!

   I am not doing this.
   Like hell you don't!

3. (vulgar) jack shit, dick all, shit

   Em ên çûn nê me quzilqurt dît.

   We did go but we found jack shit.

Usage notes

• Poisonous beings, the effects of them or posion itself are used as interjections across Kurdish languages, compare jehr (“posion”), kul (“inflammation; or pain thereof”), (> qurreder, Zazaki kureder, an interjection similar to quzilqurt), pêmirin (“literally "with to die"; thing that causes death”)...
• Considered to be less vulgar than kîrquz (“fuck”) and heavier than jehr, kul and equal to qurreder. In Northern dialects and Zazaki qurreder is more common.