This figurative use appears in affectionate language and comparisons involving lightness, fragility, or freedom.
The child was affectionately called küçük kuş.
Turkish speakers may use kuş in affectionate expressions.
This use refers to kuş functioning inside compounds, idioms, and names related to birds or bird-like forms.
Kuş appears in Turkish compounds such as kuş yuvası.
Many Turkish species names contain the word kuş.
