نەشتەر

Uyghur

Etymology

From Persian نیشتر (ništar) or نشتر (neštar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛʃtɛr/

Noun

نەشتەر • (neshter) (plural نەشتەرلەر (neshterler))

1. lancet, scalpel
2. (of a bee and the like) stinger
3. knife, bayonet

Further reading

• Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN