استاج

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِسْتَاج (ʔistāj).

Noun

استاج • (istac) (definite accusative استاجی (istacı), plural استاجلر (istaclar))

  1. bobbin, a spool or cylinder around which wires, threads, cables, or ropes are coiled
    Synonyms: بوبین (bobin), ماسوره (masura), مقره (makara)

Descendants

  • Turkish: istac

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