carcomer

Mane (Îngilîzî)

  1. (also, figuratively, transitive) to eat away (to erode or corrode gradually)
  2. (reflexive) to waste away, to be consumed

Bi hîfenê ve hatîye girêdan wek
car‧co‧mer
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/kaɾkoˈmeɾ/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

From carcoma (“woodworm”) + -er (verbal suffix), probably influenced by comer (“eat”).

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