mavzer
Turkish
editEtymology
editInherited from Ottoman Turkish ماوزر (mavzer),[1] a genericized trademark from Mauser, a German arms manufacturer,[2] named after its creators Wilhelm and Paul Mauser.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmavzer (definite accusative mavzeri, plural mavzerler)
- (archaic, military) Any of the Mauser rifles used by the Ottoman Empire and later by the Republic of Turkey.
- (archaic, colloquial, by extension) Any bolt action rifle.
Declension
editReferences
edit- ^ Şevket, Mahmud. "Asâkir-i Şahâne’nin Piyade Sınıfına Mahsus 87 Modeli Mükerrer Ateşli Mavzer Tüfengi." Mekteb-i Harbiye-i Şahâne Matba’ası (1888).
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mavzer”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
edit- “mavzer”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “mavzer”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3085