ترکش

Persian

Etymology

From earlier ‎ (tirkaš, “quiver; arrowslit”), from ‎ (tir, “arrow”) +‎ ‎ (kaš, “container”).

Noun

ترکش • (tarkaš, tarkeš) (plural ترکش‌ها‎ (tarkaš, tarkeš-hâ))

quiver
shrapnel, fragment (of an artillery shell, bomb, grenade, etc.)

Synonyms

(quiver): تیردان‎ (tirdân), شگا‎ (šagā), جعبه‎ (ja'be)

Descendants

→ Arabic: تَرْكَاش‎ (tarkāš)
- → Ancient Greek: ταρκάσιον (tarkásion)
  - → Old French: carcois, carquais, tarchais, tarquait
    - → French: carquois
      - → Catalan: carcaix
      - → Spanish: carcaj, carcax, carcaza
    - → Galician: carcás, carcaix
    - → Portuguese: carcás
→ Ottoman Turkish: تركش‎ (terkeş)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “ترکش”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press

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