maslak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مصلاق‎ (maslak). Perhaps an alteration of musluk.

Noun

maslak (definite accusative maslağı, plural maslaklar)

water tower
watering trough
running faucet; fountain

References

Kélékian, Diran (1911), “مصلاق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1180
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “maslak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890), “مصلاق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1880
The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, 2013, →ISBN

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