كرسته

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • كراسته (kerâste)

Etymology

From earlier كراسته (kerâste), from Classical Persian کراسته (karāste, “ready, useful, working”).

Noun

كرسته • (kereste) (definite accusative كرسته‌یی (keresteyi), plural كرسته‌لر (keresteler))

  1. timber, lumber, wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material

Derived terms

  • كرسته دیرسكی (kereste dirseği, “bend of a beam”)
  • كرسته‌جی (keresteci, “timber merchant”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kereste
  • → Laz: ქერესთე (kereste)
  • → Romanian: cherestea

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