چوبان دكنكی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From چوبان (çoban, “shepherd”) + دكنك (değenek, “stick, wand, cane”).

Noun

چوبان دكنكی • (çoban değeneği)

  1. knotgrass, centinode, any annual herbaceous plant of the genus Polygonum, found in fields
    Synonym: طارطغان اوتی (dardağan otu)
  2. crook, a staff with a semi-circular bend at one end used by shepherds to control their herds

Descendants

  • Turkish: çobandeğneği

Further reading

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