تنكه

See also: تنكة, تنگه, and پنکھ

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Classical Persian تنکه (tunuka, “metal sheet”).

Noun

تنكه • (teneke)

  1. tin plate, a thin sheet of steel coated with tin used to make cans
  2. tin, an airtight container, made of tin or other metal, used to preserve food

Derived terms

  • تنكهجی (tenekeci, “tinman”)
  • تنكهلو (tenekli, “covered with tin”)
  • صاری تنكه (sarı teneke, “brass leaf”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: teneke
  • → Romanian: tinichea
  • → South Levantine Arabic: تنكة (tanake)

Further reading

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