دار آغاجی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From دار (dar, “tree; gibbet”) + آغاج (ağac, “tree”). Cognate with Azerbaijani dar ağacı.

Noun

دار آغاجی • (dar ağacı)

  1. gallows, a wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging

Descendants

  • Turkish: darağacı
  • → Armenian: տարաղաջ (taraġaǰ), դարաղաջ (daraġaǰ), տարաղաճ (taraġač)

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