منجنیق

• منجلیق (mancılık)

Borrowed from Arabic مَنْجَنِيق (manjanīq, “ballista, catapult”), ultimately from Ancient Greek μαγγανικά (manganiká).

• IPA^(key): /mɛnd͡ʒɛˈnik/
• (vulgarly also) IPA^(key): /mɑnd͡ʒɑˈnɯk/, /mɑnd͡ʒɑˈɫɯk/

منجنیق • (mencenik or mancınık) (definite accusative منجنیغی (menceniği), plural منجنیقات (mencenikat))

1. trebuchet, ballista, catapult, mangonel, siege engine, any large weapon for throwing objects

   Synonym: چرخ (çarh)

2. jackscrew, screwjack, a mechanical lifting device which is operated by turning a leadscrew

• Turkish: mancınık, mancılık

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• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mancınık”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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