şimendifer

Turkish

Alternative forms

şimendüfer, şimendefer, şemendifer, şemendüfer, şemendefer, şümendifer, şümendüfer, şümendefer, şömendifer, şömendüfer, şömendefer

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish شمندوفر, borrowed from French chemin de fer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃi.men.di.feɾ/

Noun

şimendifer (definite accusative şimendiferi, plural şimendiferler)

(archaic) railroad
(archaic) train

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “şimendifer”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

“şimendifer”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

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