پرمق

Ottoman Turkish

پرمق

Alternative forms

  • پارمق‎ (parmak), پرماق‎ (parmak)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *biarŋak (“finger”); cognate with Azerbaijani barmaq, Kazakh бармақ (barmaq), Kyrgyz бармак (barmak), Tatar бармак (barmaq), Turkmen barmak, Uyghur بارماق‎ (barmaq), Uzbek barmoq and Yakut тарбах (tarbaq).

Noun

پرمق • (parmak)

  1. finger, the jointed extremity of the human hand
    Synonyms: اصبع‎ (usbu), انگشت‎ (engüşt), بنان‎ (benân)
  2. toe, each of the five digits at the end of the foot
  3. rail, a horizontal bar used for support
  4. stripe on colored clothes
  5. spoke, a structure that connects the axle of a wheel to the rim
  6. measure of length equivalent to a quarter of an inch

Derived terms

  • پرمقجی‎ (parmakcı, “turner of rails”)
  • پرمقلتمق‎ (parmaklatmak, “to make have fingers”)
  • پرمقلق‎ (parmaklık, “railing, balustrade”)
  • پرمقلمق‎ (parmaklamak, “to put rails or spokes to”)
  • پرمقلنمق‎ (parmaklanmak, “to be furnished with fingers”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: parmak

Further reading

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