Turkish

kıskaç

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  1. Any tool used to pinch or squeeze such as pliers, pincers, tongs, clamp etc.
  2. A pair of folding ladders.
  3. The claws of some crustaceans used for feeding or defence.
  4. fire tongs

Frequency

44k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɯsˈkat͡ʃ/
Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish
قیصقاج
Cognate with Azerbaijani
qısqac
Cognate with Karakhanid
قِسْغاجْ
Cognate with Karaim
кыскач
Cognate with Kazakh
қысқыш
Cognate with Tatar
кыскыч
Cognate with Turkmen
gysgyç
Cognate with Uyghur
قىسقاچ
Cognate with Uzbek
qisqich
In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قیصقاج (ḳıṣḳac, “folding steps”) or قیصاج (ḳıṣac, “pincers”), from Proto-Turkic *kïsgač, from *kïs- (“to squeeze, to pinch”) + *-gač, equivalent to kıs- (“to squeeze”) + -kaç. Cognates with Azerbaijani qısqac, Karakhanid قِسْغاجْ (qısɣač), Karaim кыскач, Kazakh қысқыш (qysqyş), Tatar кыскыч (qıskıç), Turkmen gysgyç, Uyghur قىسقاچ (qisqach), Uzbek qisqich.

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