mihenk

Betekenis

1. touchstone, a stone used to check the quality of gold alloys
2. criterion, a standard or test by which individual things or people may be compared and judged

Etymologie

From Ottoman Turkish مهنك (mehenk), itself a vulgarized form of Arabic مِحَكّ (miḥakk, “touchstone”).

Zinnen

Dene altını mihenk taşında, dene insanı bir başında.

Probeer goud op de toetssteen, probeer de mensen bij één.