PRINCIPLES OF PLANT NOMINATION IN KUMYK LANGUAGE

Abstract

The study reveals differential signs underlying the motivation of plant names in Kumyk. The study shows that the Kumyk language has an extensive system of motivating signs underlying plant names. The most characteristic types of plant nominations are somatic, toponymic, etological, functional, and temperal types. The most frequent of these types of motivation of phytonyms in Kumyk language is motivation by the appearance of the plant, which reflects the variety of association of Kumyks with the surrounding world. The smallest number of phytonym nominations is units with a temperate type of motivation. The motivation of plant names performs a gnoseological function, characterizing the results of human cognitive activity.