ANALYSIS OF TURKISH BIRD NAMES IN THE TURKISH DICTIONARY IN TERMS OF ONOMASTICS

In this study; it is aimed to reveal the criteria used in bird naming in Turkish and to examine the methods used in creating concepts. The names of the birds in the Turkce Sozluk, which was published by the Turkish Language Association in 2019 as the eleventh edition, were determined and later, according to the naming methods; Bird names of Turkish origin were classified under eight headings according to their nutrition, physical characteristics, calling sound, behavior, color, habitat, resemblance to another animal, hunting and not depending on a reason. Identified bird names were examined both in appearance and aural. In the study, Turkish and non-Turkish-origin bird names were distinguished and Turkish-origin bird names were examined in the study. In order to reflect the bird vocabulary in the Turkce Sozluk fully, the bird names that are not of Turkish origin are also listed in the study. In the conclusion of the study; the most common naming methods used in bird naming, the most used naming methods in terms of syntax and the languages in which bird names are mostly used in terms of etymology were mentioned.