Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic رُعَام (ruʕām, glanders).

Noun edit

رعام (ruʿam)

  1. glanders, an infectious disease of horses, mules and donkeys caused by the bacterium Burkholderia
    Synonyms: صقاغی (sakağı), مانقفا (mankafa)

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: ruam

Further reading edit