طولومبه

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tromba (“trumpet”).

Noun

طولومبه • (tulumba) (plural طولومبه‌لر (tulumbalar))

  1. tromp, pump, sucker pipe, any device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas
    Synonym: پومپا (pompa)
  2. enema, clyster-pipe, a device for administering an injection of fluid into the rectum
  3. whirlwind, tornado, a violent windstorm characterized by the formation of a vortex of air
    Synonyms: بوراغان (burağan), زوبعه (zevbaʿa), قاصرغه (kasırga)
  4. tulumba, a kind of sweet fried pastry in finger form typical of Turkey

Derived terms

  • طولومبه باقراجی (tulumba bakracı, “sucker of a pump”)
  • طولومبه قولی (tulumba kolu, “pump-handle”)
  • طولومبه چكمك (tulumba çekmek, “to pump”)
  • طولومبه‌جی (tulumbacı, “maker of pumps”)
  • چالپاره‌لو طولومبه (çalparalı tulumba, “chain-pump”)
  • یانغین طولومبه‌سی (yangın tulumbası, “fire engine”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: tulumba
  • → Albanian: tullumbë
  • → Arabic: طُلُمْبَة (ṭulumba)
  • → Armenian: թուլումպա (tʻulumpa)
  • → Azerbaijani: tulumba (archaic)
  • → Georgian: თულუმბა (tulumba) — Chveneburi
  • → Persian: تلمبه (tolombe)
  • → Romanian: tulumbă

Further reading

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