مانداللامق

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • مانداللمق (mandallamak)

Etymology

From ماندال (mandal, latch, bolt) +‎ ـلامق (-lamak, suffix forming infinitives from nouns or adjectives).

Verb

مانداللامق • (mandallamak)

  1. (transitive) to latch, bolt, bar, to close or lock a door as if with a latch
  2. (transitive, nautical) to belay, to fasten a rope by turning it around a cleat
  3. (transitive, nautical) to toggle, to fix fast using a wooden or metal pin
  4. (transitive, nautical) to fid, to secure or support a topmast usign a fid

Descendants

  • Turkish: mandallamak

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