Ottoman Turkish edit

 
باصامقلر

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Etymology edit

Ultimately from a development of Proto-Turkic *bas- (to press), the same root of باصمق (basmak). Compare Bashkir баҫҡыс (baśqıs), Kazakh басқыш (basqyş), Khakas пасхыс (pasxıs), Kyrgyz баскыч (baskıc), Tatar баскыч (baskıç) and Uzbek bosqich.

Noun edit

باصامق (basamak)

  1. step, a rest for the foot in ascending or descending a stair or a ladder
    Synonyms: پایه (paye), درجه (derece), مرتبه (mertebe)
  2. tread, the walking surface in a stairway on which the foot is placed
  3. rung, round, a single, wooden crosspiece forming a step of a ladder
    Synonyms: پایه (paye), درجه (derece)
  4. (figuratively) step, stage, phase, a distinct part of a process
    Synonym: مرتبه (mertebe)

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