kiriş

Meaning

1. string (of musical instruments)
2. tendon
3. bowstring
4. beam
5. girder
6. joist

Concepts

beam

tendon

rafter

sinew

balk

chord

bowstring

truss

girder

joist

catgut

trimming joist

arbor

bridging joist

binding joist

braid

catling

crossbeam

plait

rope

🪢

span

timber

tress

ceiling joist

Synonyms

bağ

azman

bölük

çalgı teli

çatı kirişi

damar

kalas

kütük

mertek

örgü

putrel

yay

🙇

yay kirişi

tomruk

tendon

küçük mertek

sal yapan kimse

kuşak kirişi

yay kiriş

ana direk

kas kirişi

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: كریش

Cognate with Old Turkish:

Cognate with Turkmen: kiriş

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish كریش (kiriş, “catgut; bowstring”), from Proto-Turkic *kïrïĺ, *kiriĺ (“bowstring”).
Compare Old Turkic [script needed] (keriş, kiriş), Turkmen kiriş (“string (of an instrument); bowstring;”). Related to germek (“to stretch, draw”).