kalemtıraş

Meaning

  1. pencil sharpener
  2. (archaic) penknife

Pronounced as (IPA)
[kaləmtɯˈɾaʃ]
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قلمتراش (kalemtıraş, “penknife”); equivalent to kalem (“pencil”) + tıraş (“shave”).

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