tenya

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تنیه (tenya), from French ténia.

Noun

tenya (definite accusative tenyayı, plural tenyalar)

  1. tapeworm
    Synonym: şerit

Further reading
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “tenya”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tenya”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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