فیلادور

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Venetan filador (“lanyard”), from the verb filar (“to spin (yarn)”).

Noun

فیلادور • (filadur or filador) (definite accusative فیلادوری (filaduru, filadoru), plural فیلادورلر (filadurlar, filadorlar))

  1. (nautical) lanyard, a piece of rigging used to secure or lower objects aboard a ship

Derived terms

  • فیلادور طولابی (filadur dolabı, “machine for making spun-yarn”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: flador

Further reading

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