dümen

Meaning

  1. rudder (used to steer a vessel or aircraft)
  2. (figuratively) administration
  3. (slang) trick, deception, chicane
  4. (slang) thingamajig

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dyˈmen/
Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish دومن (dümen), from Byzantine Greek τιμόνι (timóni).

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