The Study Of Headwear Terminology In Uzbek Linguistics

Abstract

The present article explores the linguistic treatment of headwear terminology in Uzbek, focusing on lexical units such as do‘ppi, salla, lachak, ro‘mol, and qalpoq. Despite their cultural and linguistic significance, headwear terms in Uzbek have not yet been examined as a unified terminological system. Instead, they have been addressed fragmentarily within lexicology, ethnolinguistics, and etymological research. By critically reviewing existing approaches, the article substantiates the necessity of introducing capponymy (kapponimika) as a specialized linguistic subfield devoted to the systematic study of headwear nomination, semantic structure, etymological layers, and cultural symbolism. This approach opens new perspectives for both language-internal and comparative research.