پراچول

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • پاراچول (paraçol)
  • փարաչօլ (paraçol)Armeno-Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bracciolo.

Noun

پراچول • (paraçol or pıraçol) (definite accusative پراچولی (paraçolü), plural پراچوللر (paraçoller))

  1. (nautical, shipbuilding) knee, a piece of timber formed with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when bent

Derived terms

  • عقرب پراچولی (ʼakreb paraçolü, sternpost)
  • پراچول ارابه‌سی (paraçol arabası, coach suspended from projecting arms)
  • یاترمه پراچول (yatırma paraçol, knee of timber placed orizontally)

Descendants

  • Turkish: paraçol

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