میخ

See also: مىخ

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian میخ (mix, “nail”).

Noun

میخ • (mıh)

  1. nail, a spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials
    Synonyms: چیوی (çivi), مسمار (mismar)
  2. coin die, any of the metal stamps used to strike impressions of designs onto coins

Derived terms

  • میخ كسمك (mıh kesmek, “to make nails”)
  • میخ چاقمق (mıh çakmak, “to drive in a nail”)
  • میخلاتمق (mıhlatmak, “to make or let be nailed”)
  • میخلامق (mıhlamak, “to nail”)
  • میخلانمق (mıhlanmak, “to be nailed”)
  • میخلو (mıhlı, “furnished with nails”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: mıh
  • → Armenian: մըխ (məx)

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (myh /⁠mēx⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎹𐎢𐎧 (MYUX /⁠mayūxa⁠/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mayū́kʰas (“peg, nail”), ultimately a borrowing from the the BMAC substrate. Cognate with Sanskrit मयूख (mayūkha, “peg”).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? mēx
Dari reading? mēx
Iranian reading? mix
Tajik reading? mex
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Noun

Dari میخ
Iranian Persian
Tajik мех

میخ • (mix, mêx) (plural میخ‌ها (mix-hâ, mêx-hâ))

  1. nail

Descendants

  • → Bashkir: мыҡ (mıq)
  • → Azerbaijani: mıx
  • → Armenian: մեխ (mex)
  • → Crimean Tatar: mıh
  • → Hindi: मेख़ (mex)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: میخ (mıh)
    • Turkish: mıh
    • → Armenian: մըխ (məx)
  • → Uyghur: مىخ (mix)
  • → Urdu: میخ (mex)

Ushojo

Etymology

From Persian میخ (mex).

Noun

میخ (mex)

  1. nail
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