name
Meaning 1
A lake in Tajikistan.
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Standard Lemma guide
karakul
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kŭrä′-ko͝ol′
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kär′ə-ko͝ol′
name
Meaning 2
A lake in Akto, Kizilsu, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
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noun
Meaning 3
A sheep of a Central Asian breed.
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noun
Meaning 4
A type of hat made from the wool of these sheep.
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noun
Meaning 5
hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; lambs are valued for their soft curly black fur
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: broadtail, caracul
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Broader terms: domestic sheep, Ovis aries
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Turkic. Literally, “black lake”. Doublet of Karakol.
Named after the town Qorakoʻl, from Uzbek, meaning black lake.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 哈拉库尔 (Hālā Kùěr) — lakes
- Manchu: ᡥᠠᡵᠠ ᡴᡠᠯ (hara kul) — lakes
- Polish: Kara-kul — lakes
- Finnish: karakullammas — breed of sheep
- Finnish: karakul — breed of sheep
- Kyrgyz: каракөл (karaköl) — breed of sheep
- Navajo: dibé bitseeʼ danteelígíí — breed of sheep
- Polish: karakuł — breed of sheep
- Finnish: krimihattu — type of hat
- Polish: karakuł — type of hat
- Russian: кара́куль (karákulʹ) — type of hat