بوجرغات

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • بوجرغاد (bocurgad)
  • պօճուրղատ (bocurğad), պօճուրղաթ (bocurğat) — Armeno-Turkish

Etymology

Akin to Greek μποτζεργάτης (botzergátis), μποζαργάτης (bozargátis), μποτζαργάτης (botzargátis), whose second part is αργάτης (argátis), εργάτης (ergátis). The meaning and origin of the first part is obscure: Kerestedjian compares it to Italian poggia, from which Ottoman Turkish پوجه (poca, “leeward direction”).

Noun

بوجرغات • (bocurgat or bucurgat) (definite accusative بوجرغاتی (bocurgatı), plural بوجرغاتلر (bocurgatlar))

  1. capstan, windlass, winch, crab, any mechanical device used to pull in or let out a rope or cable
    Synonyms: ارغات (ırgat), چقرق (çıkrık)
  2. jack, a mechanical tool used to raise and support a heavy object, especially a motor vehicle

Descendants

  • Turkish: bocurgat, bucurgat

Further reading

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