مانغال

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic مِنْقَل (minqal, brazier); compare Armenian մանղալ (manġal), Azerbaijani manqal, Bulgarian мангал (mangal), Greek μανγκάλ (mangkál) Macedonian мангал (mangal), Russian мангал (mangal), Tajik мангал (mangal), Turkmen maňňal, Ukrainian мангал (manhal), all deriving from the same root.

Noun

مانغال • (mangal)

  1. brazier, a metal bowl used for holding burning coal for a source of light or heat

Derived terms

  • مانغال باشی (mangal başı, place to stand or sit next to a brazier)
  • مانغال تحته‌سی (mangal tahtası, tray on which a brazier stands)

Descendants

  • Turkish: mangal
  • Albanian: mangall
  • Bulgarian: манга́л (mangál)
  • Romanian: mangal

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