كلنك

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • كولونك (külünk)

Etymology

From Old Anatolian Turkish كلنك (külünk, külüng), itself from Persian کلنگ (kolang, pickaxe).

Noun

كلنك • (külünk)

  1. pickaxe, a heavy iron tool used to break stones or rocks
    Synonyms: صاقور (sakur), فاس (fas), قازمه (kazma)

Descendants

  • Turkish: külünk
  • Romanian: chilom

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