قامشجق

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From قامش (kamış, “reed”) +‎ ـجق (-cık, diminutive suffix).

Noun

قامشجق • (kamışcık)

  1. diminutive of قامش (kamış, “reed”):
    1. nozzle, a short pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel
    2. blowpipe, a narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame

Descendants

  • Turkish: kamışcık

Further reading

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