مهنك

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Vulgarized form of Arabic مِحَكّ (miḥakk, “touchstone”).

Noun

مهنك • (mehenk)

  1. touchstone, a stone used to check the quality of gold alloys
  2. (figuratively) test or examination of a person's worth or morality

Derived terms

  • مهنكجی (mehenkci, “goldsmith who tests metals”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: mihenk
  • → Armenian: մէհէնկ (mēhēnk)
  • → Romanian: mehenghi

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