dümen
Turkish
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish دومن (dümen, “helm, rudder”),[1] from Venetian timón (“helm, rudder”), from Latin tēmō (“bar, pole”).[2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdümen (definite accusative dümeni, plural dümenler)
- (aeronautics, nautical) rudder (used to steer a vessel or aircraft)
- (figurative) administration
- (slang) trick, deception, chicane
- (slang) thingamajig
Declension
editAlternative forms
editDerived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “دومن”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 928
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “dümen”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
edit- “dümen”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu