The article is a comprehension of the electronic processing results of botanical terminology nominations in dialects and subdialects of the Kumyk language, published on the open linguistic platform LingvoDoc. The aim of the study is to analyze ‘colour naming’ as a motivational feature in botanical terms-dialectisms. The following tasks are set in the article: to identify phytonyms-dialectisms with the internal form – ‘colour naming’, to analyze the electronic processing of materials and electronic maps. The relevance of the article lies in the historical and conceptual significance of botanical terminology. The article uses descriptive, comparative methods, semantic analysis method, electronic material processing method, mapping method. The article analyzes chromatic and achromatic colours as motivational features. In the Kumyk language, chromatic colours are widely used as a motivational feature. Achromatic colours – to a lesser extent, given that in phytonyms with «black», it is not the color that is a motivational feature, but the quality by function: a malicious weed, smells strongly, has contraindications. ‘Colour naming’ as a motivational feature is widely used in the southern dialects, especially in Kaitag dialect, linking this fact with the habitat and activities of the dialect speakers. The central foothill phytoresource region is characterized by diverse vegetation and a wide distribution of wild fruits, which is reflected in the language. The widespread use of colour naming is explained by the development of carpet weaving among the Kumyks.
botanical terminology, Kumyk language, phytonyms of Turkic languages, motivational feature, color naming, habitat and language, carpet weaving and language
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