Etymology

From Common Kypchak küčük "puppy; evolved Salicaceae bud", possibly from Proto-Turkic *kičük ‎(“small”).

Cognate with Kazakh күшік ‎(küşik, “puppy”), Kyrgyz күчүк ‎(küçük, “puppy; evolved bud”), Karachay-Balkar кючюк ‎(“puppy”), Southern Altai кӱчӱк ‎(küčük, “puppy”), Khakas кӱӌӱгес ‎(kücüges, “puppy”), Chulym кӱчӱгӓч ‎(“puppy”), Uzbek kuchuk ‎(“puppy”), Uyghur كۇچۇك ‎(kuchuk, “puppy”), etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʏ̞ˈsʏ̞k]
• Hyphenation: кө‧сөк