üstüvane

Turkish

Alternative forms

  • üstüvâne

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اسطوانه, استوانه, from Arabic أسطوانة, from Aramaic אִיסְטְוָונָא (ʾesṭwānā, “column, pillar”) ultimately from Middle Persian [script needed] (stwn' /⁠stūn⁠/, “column, pillar”). Doublet of sütun, derived from New Persian.

Noun

üstüvane (definite accusative üstüvaneyi, plural üstüvaneler)

  1. column
    Synonyms: sütun, direk
  2. (geometry, obsolete) cylinder
    Synonym: silindir

Derived terms

  • üstüvani (“cylindrical”)

Further reading

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