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ko'rimsiz: unattractive, homely. 
ko'rin-: v.i.  pass. of ko'ziga hech narsa 
~maydi He sees nothing; He becomes 
blind (e.g., with rage). 
ko'rinarli: visible, conspicuous. ko'zga 
~ significant, worthy of notice. 
ko'rinish: appearance; view, scene. 
ko'rish-: v.i.  coop. of ~guncha! See 
you later!. [ko'rishtir-]ko'rk 
lit.beauty.ko'rkalamush zool.mole-rat. 
ko'rkam: comely, beautiful; splendid, 
picturesque. 
ko'rkamlash-: v.i.  to become beautiful 
or splendid. [ko?rkamlashtir-] 
ko'rkli rare: beautiful (s. ko?rkam). 
ko'rksiz: unbeautiful, homely, 
unattractive. 
ko'rlarcha: blindly. 
ko'rlik: blindness. 
ko'rma-ko'raki: dizzy, too blind to see 
his nose in front of his face. 
ko'rmana: a present given when seeing 
a new bride or baby for the first time. 
ko'rnamak: (Persian) ungrateful. 
ko'rnamaklik: ungratefulness, 
ingratitude. ~ qil- to act ungratefully. 
ko'rolmaslik: enviousness. 
ko'rpa: quilt. ~ ko'tardi (dial.) servant, 
orderly. ~-yostiqni ko'tar- to pack up 
and leave; to be exiled (i.e., relocated). 
~-yostiq/~ga qarab oyoq uzat- cut your 
coat according to the cloth. bir ~da 
katta bo'l- to grow up together. 
ko'rpabop: suitable for quilt-making. 
ko'rpacha: quilt used for sitting on or 
for bedding. 
ko'rpalik: suitable or sufficient for 
making a quilt. 
ko'rsat-: to show, to indicate; to 
demonstrate. ishda o?zini ~- to show 
one?s worth in work. [ko'rsatil-, 
ko'rsatish-] 
ko'rsatish olmoshi: demonstrative 
pronoun. 
ko'rsatma: directive, instructions. 
rahbar ~lar ber- to give leading 
directives. 
ko'rshapalak zool. (Persian): 
bat.ko'rsichqon zool.mole. 
ko'sa: (Persian) very thinly bearded or 
beardless; bare (land). Aldar ~ a 
character in folktales noted for his 
shrewdness. 
ko'sak: (Persian) cotton boll. ~ qurti 
(zool.) boll weevil?? 
ko'sakla-: v.i.  to develop bolls (cotton 
plant). 
 
ko'sanamo: thinly bearded-looking, 
nearly beardless. 
ko'shk: (Persian) pavilion; mansion, 
palace. 
ko'st rare: excess. 
ko't vulgar: ass, asshole, rear end. 
ko'tak arava: a low, small-wheeled 
cart. 
ko'talang: too weak to stand up after 
laying down (of livestock). 
ko'tar-: v.t.  to lift, to raise, to pick up; 
to carry; to bear, to support; to endure; 
to make rise (e.g., in revolt); to do 
away with; to take on loan. qo'l ~- to 
raise one's hand. xirmon ~- to gather 
the harvest. burnini ~- to hold one's 
nose up high. gap ~maydi touchy. 

 
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zamon(a) ~maydi to be inappropriate 
or unfit for the times. uy ~- to empty 
out a house and give it an overall 
cleaning. qaddini belini ~- to right o.s. 
[ko'taril-, ko'tartir-] 
ko'tara: wholesale, in bulk. ~ savdo 
qil- to do business wholesale; to blurt 
out s.t. whether it's polite or 
not.ko'taram dial.s. ko'talang. 
ko'tarasiga: all at once; on a wholesale 
basis. 
ko'targich: lift, hoist. suv ~ 
water-raising engine. ~ moslama lifting 
device. 
ko'taril-: v.i.  pass. of ko'tar-; to rise 
up, to ascend, to go up; to fly; to slip 
(from mind, memory); to be dispelled. 
ko'tarinki: animated, lively, 
high-spirited. 
ko'tarinkilik: good spirits, enthusiasm. 
ruhiy ~ high spirits. siyosiy ~ political 
enthusiasm. 
ko'tarma: elevated; elevatable; mound, 
platform, embankment. ~ ko'prik 
drawbridge; bridge with arches. temir 
yo'l ~si railroad 
embankment.ko'tarmachi arch.peddler. 
ko'tlik: diaper. 
ko'toh rare: short; lacking. 
ko'tohlik: shortness; lack, deficiency; 
wrongdoing. 
ko'y: arch.    (Persian) road, way; 
matter, affair, concern; way, wise, 
manner. nimaning ~ida yuribsiz? What 
matter are you pursuing? shu ~i in this 
manner, in this wise. 
ko'ylak: shirt; dress. bitta ~i ikkita 
bo'ldi to be better off financially. 
~-ishton underclothes. ~ga sig'may 
ketdi (lit., to not fit into one's skin) to 
become extremely obese; to be 
overjoyed. ~ni ortiq/ko'proq yirtgan old 
timer. 
ko'ylakbop: suitable for making a dress 
or shirt. 
ko'ylakchan: in one's shirtsleeves. 
ko'ylakli: wearing a dress or shirt. 
 
ko'ylaklik: enough material for a dress 
or shirt; material suitable for making a 
dress or shirt.ko'ynak coll.s. ko'ylak. 
ko'z-ko'z: ~ qil- to show off s.t. 
ko'z-ko'zla-: s. ko'z-ko'z qil-. 
ko'z-quloq: ~ bo'lib tur- to keep an eye 
on; to be on the lookout for. 
ko'z: eye; glance, sight; hole, opening. 
~ gavhari lens (of an eye). ~ oldi/~ 
ko'rmagan, quloq Eshitmagan joylar 
places no one has ever seen or heard 
of. ~ oldi qoraydi/mana o?zining 
yuzi-~i a spitting image. ~ nurini to'k- 
(to work) unflaggingly (usu. study, 
writing, sewing, etc.). ~ tashla- to 
throw a glance. ~ tik- to stare fixedly; 
to aim at, to shoot for. ~i tush- to have 
one's eyes fall on s.t. ~ yugurtir- to run 
one's eyes over s.t. ~dan kechir-/~dan 
kechirib chiq- to take a quick look at. 
~dan qochir- to lose sight of; to hide 
from sight. ~ini olmadi/~dan qol- to 
lose one's sight; (fig.) to blind o.s. ~ni 
oladi to blind, to dazzle. uzukning ~i 
the stone of a ring. xurjunning ~i either 
pouch of a donkey bag. yomon ~ the 
evil eye; evil look. qora ~ very dark 
brown eyes; child. ~i och greedy. ~ 
ochiq cognizant, aware, discerning; 
alive, living. ~i tirik alive. ~i tor 
selfish. ~i qattiq insolent, shameless. ~ 
bo'ya- to delude (s. ~i et- to realize. ~i 
ilin-/~ oldiga/~ oldiga keltir- to picture. 
~ ochib ko'rgan first spouse. ~ ochib 
yumguncha in the blink of an eye. ~i 
ochildi to see the light. ~i ochiq ket- to 
die with regrets or unfulfilled wishes. 
~i pish(i)- to become become 
experienced; to become jaded. ~ 
tagiga/~ teg- to be touched by the evil 
eye. ~ tut- to keep one's sights on; to 
long for. ~i to'rt bo'ldi to wait with 
extreme longing. ~i o'yna- to have 
one's eyes on, to covet. ~ yoshi qil- to 
cry; to beg plaintively. ko'rgani- ~i, 
otgani o'qi yo'q (or: ko?rarga ~i, otarga 
o?qi?) not to be able to stand the sight 
of. to'rt ~ tugal safe and sound, in good 
health. o'zi yo'qning ~i yo'q said when 
cheating on s.o. behind their back. ~ga 
dori a welcome sight. ~ga il- to take 
into consideration. ~iga ishonmaslik to 
not believe one's eyes. ~ga ko'ringan 
well-known, recognized. ~ga surt- to 
wipe against one's eyelids out of 
respect. ~ga urgandek (to buy an item) 
at first sight, without shopping around 
or bargaining. ~ga cho'p sol-/~ga yaqin 
attractive. ~ingga qara Watch out. ~da 
tut- to keep in mind, to work towards. 
~ini (moshday) ochib qo'y- to open 
s.o.'s eyes; to give s.o. a licking. 
qulog'ini kar, ~ini ko'r qilib ol- to 
pretend to have not seen or heard 
anything. qo'shning ko'r bo'lsa- ~ingni 
qis When in Rome, do as the Romans 
do. ~ining oqu qorasi the apple of his 
eye. ~ining paxtasini chiqar- to open 
one's eyes wide open, to show the 
whites of one's eyes. 
ko'za 1: (Persian) a large earthenware 
pitcher for carrying or storing 
water.ko'za 2 coll.one who is not 
fasting. 
ko'zanak rare: cell, pore, hole, small 
opening. asalari inining ~lari the cells 
of a beehive. ~li ko?mir porous coal. 
ko'zbo'yamachilik: eye-wash, 
deception. 
ko'zbog'chi: s. ko'zboylag'ich. 
ko'zbog'lovchi: s. 
ko'zboylag'ich.ko'zboylag'ich 
coll.conjurer, magician; swindler. 
ko'zday: very close. ~ og'ayni bosom 
buddy.ko'zgu lit.looking-glass. 
ko'zik-: v.i.  to undergo misfortune due 
to the evil eye. 
ko'zla-: v.t.  to aim for, to strive for. 
uzoqni ~- to think of the future. 
ko'zli: having eyes, holes, etc.; sharp, 
astute. 
ko'zmunchoq: evil-eye bead. 
ko'zoynak: eyeglasses (s. ~ taq- to 
wear glasses. 
ko'zoynakli: wearing glasses. ~ ilon 
(zool.) spectacled cobra. 
ko'zsiz: having no eyes, holes, etc.; 
blind. 
ko?chatchi: seller or provider of 
seedlings. 
ko?chatchilik: selling seedlings. 
ko?chirgich qog?oz: carbon paper. 
ko?kay: soul, spirit.ko?ksag?iz 
bot.Russian dandelion.ko?kto?von 
bot.spurge, euphorbia.ko?ngalak 
dial.bow. ~ ot- to shoot a 
bow.ko?ngilchak coll.s. ko?ngilchan. 
ko?ngilchanlik: good nature, 
good-heartedness; spinelessness. 
ko?ngilsizlan-: v.i.  to become 
depressed, downcast. 
ko?paytiriluvchi: s. ko?payuvchi. 

 
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ko?pcha: ~ ko?r- to consider excessive 
or too much.ko?pchik 1 hist.deed of 
purchase.ko?pchik 2 hist.saddle pad. 
ko?pgina: quite a few. 
ko?pikli: foamy, frothy. 
ko?pirtirma: inflated, exaggerated. 
ko?rgaz-: s. ko?rsat-. 
ko?rish: v.n. of ko?r-; sight, vision; 
optic. 
ko?rkamlik: beuty, splendor.ko?rqush 
zool.scops owl. 
ko?rsatkich: marker; index; showing; 
pointer. yaxshi ~larga Erish- to make a 
good showing.ko?zaxo?r coll.s. ko?za 
2.ko?ztikan bot.cornflower; Iberian 
starthistle. 
koalitsion: (Russian) coalition-. ~ 
shartnoma the coalition charter. 
koalitsiya: (Russian) coalition. 
kobal"t: (Russian) cobalt. 
kobili: (Persian) ~ sho'rva a type of 
soup.made of eggs, meat, and 
vegetables. 
kochegar: (Russian) stoker. 
kochegarka: (Russian) stoke-hole, 
stoke-hold. 
kod: (Russian) code. 
kodein: (Russian) codeine. 
kodeks: (Russian) code; codex. axloq 
~i moral code. 
koEffitsient: (Russian) coefficient. 
kofe: (Russian) coffee (s. qahva). 
kofein: (Russian) caffeine. 
kofi: obs. (Arabic) sufficient. 
kofir: (Arabic) infidel, non-believer; 
misbeliever, non-Muslim. 
kofirlik: unbelief, infidelity; apostasy. 
kofta: (Russian) (women's) jacket. 
koftukov: (Persian) digging and 
searching, thorough examination. ~ qil- 
to look for; to get to the bottom of. 
kofur: (Arabic) camphor. 
kohin lit.: (Arabic) priest; soothsayer, 
diviner. 
koinot: (Arabic) the universe, the 
world, all creation. 
kojux: (Russian) housing, jacket, 
casing. 
kokain: (Russian) cocaine. 
kokil: (Persian) braid; a fake braid put 
on children's heads to ward off the evil 
eye; tassle. 
kokos: (Russian) coco (tree). ~ 
yong?og?i coconut. ~ moyi coconut 
oil. 
koks tech.: (Russian) coke. 
koksla-: v.t.  to coke. ~nuvchi ko?mir 
coking coal. [kokslan-] 
kolba: (Russian) retort (laboratory 
vessel). 
kolbasa: (Russian) sausage. 
kolchedan: (Russian) pyrites. 
kolenkor: (Russian) calico. 
kolledj: (Russian) college. 
kollegial: (Russian) joint, collective. 
kollegiallik: collective action or 
decision-making. 
kollegiya: (Russian) board, collegium; 
college. 
kollej: (Russian) private secondary 
school. 
kollektiv: (Russian) collective, group, 
body. 
kollektivchi: collectivist. 
kollektivchilik: collectivism; 
collectiveness. 
kollektivizm: (Russian) collectivism. 
kollektivlash-: v.i.  to collectivize. 
[kollektivlashtir-, kollektivlashtiril-] 
kollektivlik: collectivism. 
kollektor: (Russian) manifold; 
collector; commutator. 
kollektsioner: (Russian) s. 
kollektsiyachi. 
kollektsiya: (Russian) collection. 
kollektsiyachi: collector. 
kollodiy: (Russian) collodion. 
kolloid: (Russian) colloid. ~ ximiya 
colloidal chemistry. 
kollokvium: (Russian) oral 
examination. 
kolonist: (Russian) colonist (s. 
mustamlakachi). 
koloniya: (Russian) colony (s. 
mustamlaka). 
kolonka: (Russian) fountain, spout, 
spigot; (gasoline) pump; column. 
kolonna: (Russian) column. 
kolontitul: (Russian) running tile. 
kolontsifr: (Russian) page number. 
kolxoz: (Russian) kolkhoz, collective 
farm. 
kolxozchi: kolkhoz member, kolkhoz 
farmer. 
kolxozchilik: abstr. of kolxozchi; 
collective farm life; collective 
action.kolxozlararo adj.inter-kolkhoz. 
kolxozlash-: v.i.  to be organized into 
collective farms. [kolxozlashtir-] 
kolyaska: (Russian) carriage, victoria, 
barouche; baby carriage, stroller; 
side-car. 
kom 1: (Persian) maw. ~iga tort- to 
draw into its maw, to devour. 
kom 2: obs. (Persian) ~ ol- to achieve, 
to realize (aim). 
koma: chiseled groove or indentation 
(in woodwork). 
komanda: (Russian) command; order; 
brigade; team. 
komandadosh: co-commander. 
komandadoshlik: sharing of 
command. 
komandir: (Russian) commander, 
commanding officer. 
komandirovka: (Russian) official or 
business trip; mission; (coll.) travel 
permission document. ~ puli travel 
allowance. ~ qil- to send on a trip. 
kombayn: (Russian) combine. 
kombaynchi: combine operator. 
kombaynsozlik: combine 
manufacturing. 
kombinat: (Russian) industrial 
complex; school complex tied to an 
establishment. 
kombinatsiya: (Russian) combination; 
women's undershirt. 
kombinezon: (Russian) overalls. 
komediya: (Russian) comedy. ~li 
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komediyabop: humorous, suitable for 
comedy. 
komediyachi: comedian; comic actor. 
komendant: (Russian) commandant; 
supervisor, warden. 
komendatura: (Russian) commandant's 
office. 
kometa: (Russian) comet. ~ yog?dusi 
tail of a comet.komi ethn.Komi. 
komil: (Arabic) complete, full; mature. 
komintern: (Russian) Comintern. 
komissar: (Russian) commissar. 
komissariat: (Russian) commissariat. 
komissarlik: commissariat. 
 
komission: (Russian) adj. of ~ magazin 
commission shop. 
komissiya: (Russian) commission. 
komitet: (Russian) committee. 
kommersant: (Russian) merchant; 
businessman. 
kommuna: (Russian) commune. 
kommunal: (Russian) communal; 
municipal. ~ xo'jalik municipal 
economy. 
kommunar: (Russian) communard. 
kommunikativ (Russian): 
communicative. 
kommunikatsion (Russian): 
communicational. 
kommunikatsiya (Russian): 
communication. 
kommunist: (Russian) communist. 
kommunistik adj. (Russian): 
communist. 
kommunizm: (Russian) communism. 
kommutator: (Russian) commutator; 
switchboard. 
kompaniya: (Russian) group, party; 
company. 
kompartiya: (Russian) Communist 
Party. 
kompas (Russian): 
compass.komperensiya coll.s. 
konferentsiya. 
kompleks: (Russian) complex; set. ~ 
brigada all-inclusive brigade. 
komplekt: (Russian) (complete) set, 
kit. 
komponent: (Russian) component. 
kompost: (Russian) compost. 
komposter: (Russian) punch, punching 
device (for tickets). ~ qil- s. 
komposterla-. 
komposterla-: v.t.  to punch (ticket). 
[komposterlan-] 
kompot: (Russian) compote (stewed 
fruit and its juice). 
kompozitor: (Russian) composer. 
kompozitorlik: abstr. of ~ talanti talent 
for composing. 
kompozitsiya: (Russian) composition. 
kompress: (Russian) compress. 
kompressor: (Russian) compressor. 
komron: obs. (Persian) successful, 
fortunate. 
komronlik: success, fortune. 
komsomol: (Russian) Komsomol 
(Young Communist League); 
Komsomol member. 
komsomolka: (Russian) female 
Komsomol member. 
komsomollik: Komsomol membership. 
kon: (Persian) mine, quarry; lode, 
deposit, source; wealth, bonanza. ~i 
zarar source of trouble. 
kon": (Russian) horse (gymnastics). 
kon"ki: (Russian) skates. ~ uch-/ot- to 
skate. 
kon"kichi: skater. 
kon"yak: (Russian) brandy. 
konchi: miner. 
konchilik: abstr. of konchi; 
mining.koncho?p bot.celandine. 
kondensator: (Russian) condenser. 
kondensatsiya: (Russian) 
condensation. 
kondensatsiyala-: v.t.  to condense. 
[kondentsiyalan-] 
konditer: (Russian) confectioner; 
confectionery. 
konduktor: (Russian) conductor. 
konferanc?e: (Russian) master of 
ceremonies. 
konferents-zal: (Russian) conference 
chamber. 
konferentsiya: (Russian) conference. 
konfet: (Russian) candy, sweets. 
konfiskatsiya: (Russian) confiscation, 
seizure (s. musodara). 
konflikt: (Russian) conflict, clash. ~li 
full of conflict. 
konfliktchi: belligerent party, 
instigator of conflict. 
konglomerat (Russian): 
conglomeration; conglomerate. 
kongress: (Russian) congress. 
kongressmen: (Russian) congressman. 
konkret: (Russian) concrete, specific. 
konkretlash-: v.i.  to become concrete. 
[konkretlashtir-, -] 
konkretlashtir-: v.t.  caus. of 
konkretlash-; to render concrete, to 
give concrete expression to. 
[konkretlashitiril] 
konkretlik: concreteness. 
konkurentsiya: (Russian) competition. 
konkurs: (Russian) competition, 
contest. ~ imtihonlari competitive (e.g., 
entrance) examinations. 
konserva: (Russian) canned goods, 
preserves. ~ qil- to preserve, to jar or 
can. 
konservachi: cannery or packing plant 
worker. 
konservativ: (Russian) conservative. 
konservativlik: conservativeness. 
konservatizm: (Russian) conservatism. 
konservator: (Russian) (pol.) 
conservative. 
konservatoriya: (Russian) 
conservatory. 
konservatorlik: conservatism. 
konsilium med.: (Russian) 
consultation. 
konsolidatsiya: (Russian) 
consolidation. 
konsonans: (Russian) consonance. 
konsonantizm: (Russian) consonant 
system. 

 
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konspekt: (Russian) synopsis, 
summary, abstract. ~ qil- to make an 
abstract of. 
konspektiv: (Russian) concise; 
summary. 
konspirativ: (Russian) secret, 
clandestine. 
konspirator: (Russian) conspirator. 
konspiratsion adj. (Russian): 
conspiratory. 
konspiratsiya: (Russian) conspiracy. 
konstitutsion: (Russian) constitutional. 
konstitutsiya: (Russian) constitution. 
konstruktiv: (Russian) construction-, 
structural; constructive. 
konstruktor: (Russian) constructor, 
designer. 
konstruktsiya: (Russian) design; 
construction. 
konsul: (Russian) consul. 
konsul"tant: (Russian) consultant, 
adviser.