havya

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حاویه (havya, “soldering iron”), from older هاويه (hâviye, “abyss, hell, inferno”), from Arabic هَاوِيَة (hāwiya, “pit, abyss, hell”), from هَوَاء (hawāʔ, “air, void”).

Noun

havya (definite accusative havyayı, plural havyalar)

1. soldering iron

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “havya”, in Nişanyan Sözlük