بوجرغات

Ottoman Turkish

بوجرغات

Alternative forms

  • بوجرغاد (bocurgad)

Etymology

Akin to Greek μποζαργάτης (bozargátis), μποτζαργάτης (botzargátis), whose second part is αργάτης (argátis), εργάτης (ergátis). The meaning and origin of the first part is obscure: Nişanyan compares it to Italian poggia, from which Ottoman Turkish پوجه (poca, leeward direction).

Noun

بوجرغات • (bocurgat, bucurgat)

  1. windlass, capstan, crab, any of various forms of winch in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder
  2. jack, a mechanical tool used to raise and support a heavy object, especially a motor vehicle

Descendants

  • Turkish: bocurgat, bucurgat

Further reading

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