شماندره
Ottoman Turkish
noun
Definitions
- buoy, barrel swimming in the water fixed to an anchor so ships can be moored to it
- socket of a lamp, a bung swimming in the oil of a nightlight to support its wick, a frame or float upholding the wick on the surface of a lamp
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek (modern) τσαμαδούρα (buoy), σημάδι (mark) derived from Ancient Greek σημαντήρ (buoy).
Origin
Ancient Greek
σημαντήρ
Gloss
buoy
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- σημαντήρ Ancient Greek
- σημαντήρας Ancient Greek
- شمندر Arabic
- σημάδι Greek (modern)
- τσαμαδούρα Greek (modern)
- şamandıra Turkish
- 𒌑𒁁𒁯 Sumerian