qumbara
Azerbaijani
[ɡumbɑˈrɑ]
noun
Definitions
- (military) shell
- (military) grenade
- (historical) cannonball
- (Baku) wetted pieces of coal woven into the shape of a ball and consequently dried in sun; used as fuel.
- (athletics) shot heavy iron ball
Etymology
Derived from Persian خمباره (an earthenware box, a small jar, a bombshell) borrowed from Ottoman Turkish خمبره (tr, a bombshell, an earthenware box, a small jar).
Origin
Ottoman Turkish
خمبره
Gloss
tr, a bombshell, an earthenware box, a small jar