skewer

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Noun

1. A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.
2. Food served on a skewer.
3. A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, reveals a less valuable piece.

Verb

1. To impale on a skewer.
2. To attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it.
3. (figuratively) To severely mock or discredit.

Adj

comparative form of skew: more skew

skew

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Zêdetir bixwîne

Têgeh

bist

şîş

sîx

xişt

pîjik

şîşik

zegir

Hevwate

spit

impale

stab

brochette

pierce

pin

prick

stick

attach

pierce through

poker

prickle

put

quill

rivet

skiver

spear

spike

sprig

stylus

sword

tack

thread

🧵

thrust

toothpick

treenail

peg out

roasting jack

trenail

pointed stick

souvlaki

fasten with nails

cook

🧑‍🍳

gore

jab

kebab

🥙

lance

nail

peg

pen

🖊️

penetrate

Werger

Spieß

espeto

brochette

broche

σούβλα

Bratspieß

embrocher

şiş

spiedo

brocheta

ast

σουβλίζω

broqueta

spies

σουβλάκι

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

/ˈskjuː.ə/

Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

Ji Middle English mîras hatiye girtin: skeuier

Hevwate bi Middle English: *skever

Hevwate bi îngilîzî: skiver

Hevwate bi îzlendî: skífa

Hevwate bi norwecî: skive

Hevwate bi swêdî: skiva

Hevwate bi swêdî: skifer

In summary

From Middle English skeuier, skuer, likely a variant of Middle English *skever, *skiver (compare Modern English skiver), probably of North Germanic origin, compare Icelandic skífa (“to slice”), Norwegian skive, Swedish skiva, Swedish skifer (“a slate”).