makine

Meaning

  1. machine
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) ellipsis of çamaşır makinesi (“washing machine”)
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) ellipsis of bulaşık makinesi (“dishwasher”)

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ma.ci.ne/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ماكینه (makina, “machine”), from Italian macchina, from Latin machina (“a machine, engine, contrivance, device, stratagem, trick”). Doublet of maçuna.

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