alakarga

== Laz == === Noun === alakarga European roller (bird) == Turkish == === Alternative forms === ala karga === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آلا قارغه (ala karga, “jay”). By surface analysis, ala (“multicolored”) +‎ karga (“crow”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ɫa.kaɾˈɡa/ === Noun === alakarga (definite accusative alakargayı, plural alakargalar) jay, any medium-sized, colorful and noisy corvid bird of the species Garrulus glandarius Synonym: kestane kargası synonym of saksağan (“magpie”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “alakarga”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “ala karga”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “alakarga”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 189