لەڭگەر

Uyghur

Etymology

From Persian لنگر (langar). Doublet of ياكور (yakor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛŋɡɛr/

Noun

لەڭگەر • (lengger) (plural لەڭگەرلەر (lenggerler))

1. (nautical) anchor (tool to moor a vessel into sea bottom)

   Synonym: ياكور (yakor)

2. roadside inn

Descendants

• Mandarin: 蘭干 (Lángān)

Further reading

• 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