آرشین

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

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Noun

آرشین • (arşın)

1. weasel, reel, spool where one winds yarn

   Synonym: (Persian) كلب (kelep)

Descendants

• → Romanian: arșin, harșin

Etymology 2

Noun

آرشین • (arşın)

1. alternative spelling of آرشون (arşın, “cubit”)