pençe

See also: pence and Pence

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پنچه‎ (pençe, “hand, paw, claw; signature”), from older پنجه‎ (pence, “hand; firm grip; set of five”), from Persian پنجه‎ (panje), from پنج‎ (panj, “five”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (standard) /pænˈt͡ʃe/, /penˈt͡ʃe/
• Hyphenation: pen‧çe

Noun

pençe

1. paw, claw
2. talon (hooked claw)

Derived terms

• aslanpençesi
• beşpençe
• çakırpençe
• kurtpençesi
• pençe atmak
• pençelemek
• pençe pençe
• pençesine düşmek
• pençe vurmak
• sirpençe
• tavukpençesi

See also

• ayak
• pati

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “پنچه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 454

Further reading

• pençe in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “pençe”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “pençe”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı