Ottoman Turkish

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مانطار

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Etymology

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From Greek μανιτάρι (manitári), from the Ancient Greek mushroom name ἀμᾱνί̄της (amāní̄tēs), from the mountain range Ᾰ̓́μᾱνος (Ámānos) + -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs).

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Noun

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مانطار (mantar)

  1. fungus, mushroom, any of many eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Fungi
    Synonyms: فطر (futr), كوبلك (göbelek)
  2. lichen, any of many symbiotic organisms being associations of algae and fungi
    Synonym: طاش مانطاری (taş mantarı)
  3. (botany) cork, the phellem of the cork oak, used for making bottle stoppers
    Synonym: سزو (sezü, sizü)
  4. cork, plug, bung, any stopper used to prevent fluid passing through a vessel
    Synonyms: دسام (disam), طپه (tıpa, tapa), طیقاج (tıkac)
  5. tampion, a wooden plug used to cover the muzzle of a cannon when not in use

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: mantar
  • Armenian: մանթար (mantʻar), մանթառ (mantʻaṙ)

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