سوزكج

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • سوزكچ (süzgeç)

Etymology

From سوزـ (süz-, “to strain, filter”) +‎ ـكج (-kec, -gec).

Noun

سوزكج • (süzgec) (definite accusative سوزكجی (süzgeci), plural سوزكجلر (süzgecler))

  1. strainer, sile, colander, any device through which a liquid is passed for purification or separation from solid matter
    Synonym: مصفات (misfât)

Derived terms

  • ال سوزكجی (el süzgeci, “small strainer for juice”)
  • سوزكج طاشی (süzgec taşı, “stone percolator”)
  • چای سوزكجی (çay süzgeci, “tea strainer”)
  • چوبان سوزكجی (çoban süzgeci, “St John's wort”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: süzgeç
  • → Armenian: սիւզկէճ (siwzkēč) — Constantinople

Further reading

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