zemberek
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زنبرك (zenberek, “crossbow; spring”), itself from Persian زنبورک (zanburak).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: zem‧be‧rek
Noun edit
zemberek (definite accusative zembereği, plural zemberekler)
- coil spring, a mechanical device made of flexible or coiled material
- spring latch, a latch that snaps into the keeper whenever the door is shut
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “zemberek1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5451
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “zemberek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük