كفكیر

See also: کفگیر

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • كوكیر (kevgir)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کفگیر (kafgir, “spatula”).

Noun

كفكیر • (kefgir) (definite accusative كفكیری (kefgiri), plural كفكیرلر (kefgirler))

  1. skimmer, a flat, sieve-like scoop or spoon used for skimming cooking liquids or lifting ripened cream from milk

Derived terms

  • كفكیر طاشی (kefgir taşı, “pumice stone”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: kevgir
  • → Albanian: qepgjir
  • → Armenian: քէվկիր (kʻēvkir), քէպկիր (kʻēpkir)
  • → Crimean Tatar: kevgir
  • → Bulgarian: гевгир (gevgir)
  • → Macedonian: ѓевгир (ǵevgir)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: ђевђир
    Latin script: đevđir

Further reading

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