چاقماق طاشی

Ottoman Turkish
چاقماق طاشی

Etymology

From چاقماق (çakmak, “firestricker, firesteel”) + طاش (taş, “stone”).

Noun

چاقماق طاشی • (çakmak taşı)

  1. flint, a hard, fine-grained quartz that generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel
  2. gunflint, the piece of flint or other natural stone that is used in a flintlock weapon to generate a spark

Descendants
  • Turkish: çakmak taşı

Further reading
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