Uyghur edit

Etymology edit

From Persian لنگر (langar).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

لەڭگەر (lengger) (plural لەڭگەرلەر (lenggerler))

  1. (nautical) anchor (tool to moor a vessel into sea bottom)
    Synonym: ياكور (yakor)
  2. roadside inn

Descendants edit

  • Mandarin: 蘭干 (Lángān)

Further reading edit

  • 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