tenya

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تنیه (tenya), from French ténia.

Noun

tenya (definite accusative tenyayı, plural tenyalar)

1. tapeworm

   Synonym: şerit

Further reading

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “tenya”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tenya”, in Nişanyan Sözlük