قامش بوجكی
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From قامش (kamış, “reed”) and بوجك (böcek, “insect”). These aquatic beetles are found in the same places as reeds. In English they are sometimes called reed beetles.
References
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “بوجك”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 281
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