بوبین

Ottoman Turkish

بوبین

Etymology

Borrowed from French bobine (“bobbin; reel, spool”).

Noun

بوبین • (bobin) (definite accusative بوبینی (bobini), plural بوبینلر (bobinler))

1. bobbin, spool, a cylinder or spindle around which threads, wires or cables are wound

   Synonyms: استاج (istac), ماسوره (masura), مقره (makara)

2. (electronics) coil, inductor, a spiral of conductive wire through which electricity can flow

Descendants

• Turkish: bobin

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “bobin”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 638
• Moran, Ahmet Vahid (1924) “reel”, in A condensed dictionary, English–Turkish, Constantinople: Fratelli Haim, page 458b
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “bobin”, in Nişanyan Sözlük