işkence

Mane (Îngilîzî)

  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

Têgeh

îşkence

şkence

Pircarînî

B2
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
[iʃkəndʒɛ]
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

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.

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