kamçı

Meaning

whip, lash

Concepts

whip

scourge

flagellum

horsewhip

knout

lash

Synonyms

kırbaç

falaka

kayın ağacı

sırım

Translations

Peitsche

fouet

látigo

frusta

cravache

chicote

μαστίγιο

سَوْط

zweep

fuet

nerbo

Peitschen

flagelle

Pronounced as (IPA)

[kɑmt͡ʃɯ]

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: قامچی

Cognate with Karakhanid: قَمْجٖى

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قامچی (kamçı, “whip”), from Proto-Turkic *kamčï (“whip”), from Proto-Turkic *kam- (“to beat, strike down”).
Cognate with Kyrgyz камчы (kamcı), Azerbaijani qamçı, Uzbek qamchi, Uyghur قامچا (qamcha), Karakhanid قَمْجٖى (qamčï̄, “whip”). Also compare Karakhanid قَمّاقْ (qammāq, “to beat”).