pençe
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پنچه (pençe, “hand, paw, claw; signature”), from older پنجه (pence, “hand; firm grip; set of five”), from Persian پنجه (panje), from پنج (panj, “five”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /pænˈt͡ʃe/, /penˈt͡ʃe/
- Hyphenation: pen‧çe
Derived terms
- aslanpençesi
- beşpençe
- çakırpençe
- kurtpençesi
- pençe atmak
- pençelemek
- pençe pençe
- pençesine düşmek
- pençe vurmak
- sirpençe
- tavukpençesi
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “پنچه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 454
Further reading
- pençe in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “pençe”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “pençe”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
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