helezon

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حلزون‎ (halezon), from Arabic حَلَزُون‎ (ḥalazūn) via Aramaic חְלָזֹונָא‎ / ܚܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ‎ (ḥəlāzōnā, “shellfish, rock snail”), possibly from Ancient Greek ἑλίκων (helíkōn), a case form of ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral, helix”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /heleˈzon/

Noun

helezon (definite accusative helezonu, plural helezonlar)

  1. spiral, helix

References
  • helezon in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
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