kule

Meaning

1. tower
2. turret
3. steeple
4. fort
5. fortress
6. citadel

Concepts

tower

Synonyms

direk

kale burcu

çankulesi tepesi

döne döne çıkma

helezoni kabuk ucu

tepe kısım

sarmal hareket

minare külahı

Translations

tour

Turm

torre

torre

turris

toren

برج

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πύργος

torre

بُرْج

torre

donjon

torre

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: قله

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish قله (kulle), from Persian قله (qolle), from Arabic قُلَّة (qulla, “pinnacle, zenith”). Alternatively, from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa, “fort, fortress”).