چكمجه

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • چكمه‌جه (çekmece)

Etymology

From چكمك (çekmek, “to pull”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɛc.mɛ.ˈd͡ʒɛ], [t͡ʃɛc.ˈmɛ.d͡ʒɛ]

Noun

چكمجه • (çekmece)

  1. any implement pulled up
  2. drawbridge
  3. drawer, a furniturized storage unit, a casket or desk that instead of a lid has pull-out mechanism

Descendants

  • Turkish: çekmece
  • → Armenian: չեքմեճե (čʻekʻmeče)
  • → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܟ̰ܹܟܡܲܟ̰ܵܐ (čekmāča)
  • → Bulgarian: чекмедже́ (čekmedžé)
  • → Macedonian: чекмеџе (čekmedže)
  • → Romanian: cecmegea
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
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