بخوردان

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بخوردان (buxūrdān, “censer”), from بخور (buxūr, “incense”) + ـدان (-dān, “holder”).

Noun

بخوردان • (buhurdan) (definite accusative بخوردانی (buhurdanı), plural بخوردانلر (buhurdanlar))

  1. censer, thurible, incensory, incense burner, an ornamental container for burning incense, especially during religious ceremonies
    Synonyms: مبخره (mibhâre), مجمره (micmere)

Descendants

  • Turkish: buhurdan
  • → Armenian: պուհուրտան (puhurtan), բուխուրդան (buxurdan)

Further reading

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