طرتیل

Ottoman Turkish

طرتیل

Alternative forms

  • طرطر (tırtır)
  • طرتل (tırtıl), طرطل (tırtıl), طرطیل (tırtıl)

Etymology

A dissimilation from earlier طرطر (tırtır), itself from Armenian թրթուր (tʻrtʻur, caterpillar, grub).

Noun

طرتیل • (tırtıl)

  1. caterpillar, leafworm, the larva of a butterfly or moth
  2. chenille, a soft and bunchy fabric used to make sweaters

Derived terms

  • طرتیل اوتی (tırtıl otu, scorpion's tail)
  • طرتیل یواسی (tırtıl yuvası, caterpillar nest)

Descendants

  • Turkish: tırtıl
  • Albanian: tërtër
  • Romanian: tertel

Further reading

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