zemberek
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Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زنبرك (zenberek, “crossbow; spring”), itself from Persian زنبورک (zanburak).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: zem‧be‧rek
Noun[edit]
zemberek (definite accusative zembereği, plural zemberekler)
- coil spring, a mechanical device made of flexible or coiled material
- spring latch, a latch that snaps into the keeper whenever the door is shut
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Further reading[edit]
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “zemberek1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5451
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “zemberek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük