mercimek

The lentil plant (Lens culinaris), or the seeds of this plant used as food

Pronounced as (IPA)
/meɾ.dʒi.mec/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مرجمك, from Persian مرجمک (marjomak), vulgarized from مردمك (merdümek) and مردمک (mardomak) respectively.

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