طرمیق

Ottoman Turkish

طرمیق

Alternative forms

  • طرمك (tırmık)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *dïrŋïk (rake); cognate with Azerbaijani dırmıq, Bashkir тырма (tırma), Kazakh тырма (tyrma), Kyrgyz тырмоо (tırmoo), Southern Altai тырмууш (tïrmuuš), Turkmen dyrmyk, Uyghur تىرنا (tirna) and Uzbek tirma.

Noun

طرمیق • (tırmık)

  1. claw, a curved, pointed nail on each digit of the foot of an animal, especially a cat
    Synonyms: پنچه (pençe), چنك (çenk), طرناق (tirnak)
  2. rake, a garden tool with a row of pointed teeth, used for collecting debris, grass, etc.
    Synonym: طراق (tarak)
  3. grubber, grub hook, any small hook used for seizing or hauling

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: tırmık
  • Armenian: թռնախ (tʻṙnax), տռնախ (tṙnax), դռնաղ (dṙnaġ)

Further reading

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