Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish اشلب (işlep), from German Schleppe.

Noun

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şilep (definite accusative şilebi, plural şilepler)

  1. (nautical, dated) cargo ship

References

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  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “şilep”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 1063