لنكر

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See also: لنگر

Ottoman Turkish

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لنگر

Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian لنگر (langar, anchor).

Noun

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لنگر (lenger)

  1. (nautical) anchor, a tool used to moor a vessel to the bottom of the sea
    Synonym: دمیر (demir)
  2. hospice where poor and indigent people are fed for free every day
  3. kind of large and deep dish with a border four or five inches high or wide

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: lenger
  • Armenian: լէնկէռ (lēnkēṙ)

Further reading

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