yelkovan

Turkish

Etymology

From yel (“wind”) +‎ kovmak (“to chase”), literally “wind chaser”.

Noun

yelkovan

  1. (zoology) shearwater
  2. minute hand

See also

  • akrep (“scorpion, hour hand”)
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