بچقی

Ottoman Turkish

بچقی

Alternative forms

  • بیچقی‎ (bıçkı)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bïčkï (“saw”), from the verb *bïč- (“to cut”); cognate with Azerbaijani biçki, Bashkir бысҡы (bısqı) and Turkmen byçgy.

Noun

بچقی • (bıçkı)

  1. saw, a tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances
    Synonyms: اره‎ (erre), منشار‎ (minşar)

Derived terms

  • بچقیجی‎ (bıçkıcı, “maker or seller of saws”)
  • بچقیخانه‎ (bıçkıhane, “sawmill”)
  • ساقز بچقیسی‎ (sakız bıçkısı, “ripsaw”)
  • صو بچقیسی‎ (su bıçkısı, “water saw”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: bıçkı
  • → Armenian: պըչխի (pəčʿxi)
  • → Macedonian: бичкија (bičkija)

Further reading

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