چكمجه

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

چكمه‌جه (çekmece)

Etymology

From چكمك (çekmek, “to pull”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɛc.mɛ.ˈd͡ʒɛ], [t͡ʃɛc.ˈmɛ.d͡ʒɛ]

Noun

چكمجه • (çekmece)

any implement pulled up
drawbridge
drawer, a furniturized storage unit, a casket or desk that instead of a lid has pull-out mechanism

Descendants

Turkish: çekmece
→ Armenian: չեքմեճե (čʻekʻmeče)
→ Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܟ̰ܹܟܡܲܟ̰ܵܐ (čekmāča)
→ Bulgarian: чекмедже́ (čekmedžé)
→ Macedonian: чекмеџе (čekmedže)
→ Romanian: cecmegea
→ Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic script: чекмѐџе, чекмѐџа
- Latin script: čekmèdže, čekmèdža

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