Ottoman Turkish edit

 
چوملك

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čöŋgek (a kettle, pitcher); further origin is unknown.[1] Cognate with Azerbaijani çölmə, Chuvash чӳлмек (čülmek), Crimean Tatar çülmek, Kazakh шөлмэк (şölmék), Kyrgyz чөлмөк (cölmök), Nogai шоьлмек (şölmek), Tatar чүлмәк (çülmäk).

Noun edit

چوملك (çömlek)

  1. marmite, pipkin, an earthen pot of various designs, usually potbellied

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: çömlek
  • Armenian: չէօմլէկ (čʻēōmlēk)Constantinople
  • Bulgarian: чомле́к (čomlék)

References edit

  1. ^ Eren, Hasan (1999) “çömlek”, in Türk Dilinin Etimolojik Sözlüğü [Etymological Dictionary of the Turkish Language] (in Turkish), Ankara: Bizim Büro Basım Evi

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