muhrip

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مخرب‎ (muhrib), from Arabic مُخْرِب‎ (muḵrib).

Noun

muhrip (definite accusative muhribi, plural muhripler)

(nautical, military) destroyer

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “muhrip”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “مخرب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1776

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