كرپدن

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

A vulgarization of Arabic كَلْبَتَانِ (kalbatāni, “tongs, pincers”).

Noun

كرپدن • (kerpeden)

  1. pincers, nipper, a gripping tool, pivoted like a pair of scissors, but with blunt jaws

Descendants

  • Turkish: kerpeten
  • → Romanian: cherpedin

Further reading

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