üstüvane

Turkish

Alternative forms

• üstüvâne

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اسطوانه, استوانه, from Arabic أسطوانة, from Aramaic אִיסְטְוָונָא (ʾesṭwānā, “column, pillar”) ultimately from Middle Persian [script needed] (stwn' /⁠stūn⁠/, “column, pillar”). Doublet of sütun, derived from New Persian.

Noun

üstüvane (definite accusative üstüvaneyi, plural üstüvaneler)

1. column

   Synonyms: sütun, direk

2. (geometry, obsolete) cylinder

   Synonym: silindir

Derived terms

• üstüvani (“cylindrical”)

Further reading

• “üstüvane”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “üstüvane”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı