pençe

See also: pence and Pence

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پنچه (pençe, “hand, paw, claw; signature”), from older پنجه (pence, “hand; firm grip; set of five”), from Persian (panje), from (panj, “five”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (standard) /pænˈt͡ʃe/, /penˈt͡ʃe/
Hyphenation: pen‧çe
Audio (file)

Noun

pençe

paw, claw
talon (hooked claw)

Derived terms

aslanpençesi
beşpençe
çakırpençe
kurtpençesi
pençe atmak
pençelemek
pençe pençe
pençesine düşmek
pençe vurmak
sirpençe
tavukpençesi

See also

ayak
pati

References

Redhouse, James W. (1890) “پنچه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 454

Further reading

“pençe”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “pençe”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “pençe”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı

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