منكنه

See also: منگنه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon, bolt; catapult; block of a pulley).

Noun

منكنه • (mengene) (definite accusative منكنه‌یی (mengeneyi), plural منكنه‌لر (mengeneler))

  1. any mechanical appliance for exerting pressure or delivering a sudden blow, such as a press, a punch, a mangle, etc.
    Synonyms: باصقی (baskı), جندره (cendere) (press)

Derived terms

  • ال منكنه‌سی (el mengenesi, hand-press)
  • اوزوم منكنه‌سی (üzüm mengenesi, wine press)
  • جراح منكنه‌سی (cerrâh mengenesi, mechanical forceps)
  • دمیرجی منكنه‌سی (demirci mengenesi, smith's vice)
  • دیشجی منكنه‌سی (dişci mengenesi, dentist's forceps)
  • قانجی منكنه‌سی (kancı mengenesi, spring cupping instrument)
  • مارانغوز منكنه‌سی (marangoz mengenesi, carpenter's clamp)
  • منكنه‌لمك (mengenelemek, to press, to full)
  • منكنه‌لو (mengeneli, furnished with a mechanical press)
  • چاماشیر منكنه‌سی (çamaşır mengenesi, mangle)

Descendants

  • Turkish: mengene
  • Armenian: մենկենե (menkene), մանգյանա (mangyana)
  • Bulgarian: ме́нгеме (méngeme)
  • Macedonian: менгеме (mengeme)
  • Persian: منگنه (mangane)
  • Romanian: menghină
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: ме̏нгеле, ме̑нгеле
    Latin script: mȅngele, mȇngele

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