كونجك

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From كون (gön, “hide, leather”) +‎ ـجك (-cik, -cük, diminutive suffix).

Noun

كونجك • (göncük) (definite accusative كونجكی (göncüğü), plural كونجكلر (göncükler))

  1. (nautical) kind of leather strap to which ropes are attached, that serve to stretch the sail of a caique

Descendants

  • Turkish: göncük

Further reading

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