kuluçkaya

Kuluçkaya is a Turkish term that functions as the dative or allative form of the noun kuluçka, meaning incubation or a hatchery. The suffix -ya/-ye marks direction or target, so kuluçkaya literally means “to the incubation” or “toward the hatchery.” In usage, it describes actions that move eggs, poultry, or other incubation subjects into an incubator or into an incubation facility. The form is most common in agricultural or poultry farming contexts and appears in sentences involving placement, transport, or transfer to incubation settings.

Kuluçkaya is not typically used as an independent lexical item; rather, it is a case form of kuluçka that appears in phrases with verbs of action, such as placing, moving, or taking into an incubator. Examples include sentences like “Yumurtalar kuluçkaya konuldu” (The eggs were placed into the incubator) and “Tavuklar kuluçkaya taşındı” (The chickens were moved to the incubation/hatchery). In broader terms, the form helps specify the target of an action within procedures related to incubation and hatchery operations.

Etymology is straightforward: it combines kuluçka with the directional suffix -ya, reflecting Turkish case and postpositional usage. Related terms include kuluçka (incubation) and related phrases such as kuluçkahane (hatchery) in longer compound expressions.