işkence

Significat (Anglès)

1. torture, the infliction of severe pain or anguish, especially as an interrogation technique or punishment
2. (figuratively) torture, torment, anguish, excruciation, ordeal, severe pain or suffering, of mind or body
3. clamp, vise, a clasp for strenghtening or holding things together, especially an F clamp

Conceptes

tortura

persecució

turment

suplici

Sinònims

azap

eziyet

ıstırap

zulüm

efkâr

elem

çile

gam

hüzün

ceza

kaygı

pens

zorluk

cebir

Traduccions

torture

torture

Folter

tortura

torment

tortura

supplice

tourment

Marter

tortura

Qual

foltering

Tortur

tormento

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

[iʃkəndʒɛ]

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de turc otomà: اشكنجه

Cognat amb azerbaidjanès: işgəncə

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اشكنجه (işkence, “torture”), from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (şikence, “press”), [script needed] (işkenci, “pain, trouble”), from Persian شکنجه (šekanje, “torment; torture”), اشکنجه (eškanje). Cognate of Azerbaijani işgəncə.