Etymology

Via Volga Turki, from Ottoman Turkish, made up of Persian طوطی ‎(“parrot”) + Ottoman قوش ‎(“bird”). The second component is identical to (and reestablished as) Bashkir ҡош ‎(qoš, “bird”).

Compare with Kazakh тоты құс ‎(totı qus), Kyrgyz тоту куш ‎(totu kuş), Azeri tutuquşu, Turkish dudu kuşu ‎(“parrot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tu.tɯ̞j.ˈʁʊ̞ʂ]
• Hyphenation: ту‧тый‧ғош