mihenk

Meaning

1. touchstone, a stone used to check the quality of gold alloys
2. criterion, a standard or test by which individual things or people may be compared and judged

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مهنك (mehenk), itself a vulgarized form of Arabic مِحَكّ (miḥakk, “touchstone”).

Sentences

Dene altını mihenk taşında, dene insanı bir başında.

Try it on the touchstone of gold, try it on the head.