sicim

Meaning

Thin rope or twine typically made from flax or hemp fibers

Concepts

cord

line

twine

string

🪢

tether

tieback

rope

🪢

Synonyms

bağ

kordon

çadır ipi

Translations

Schnur

ficelle

Kordel

Leine

Bindfaden

🧵

corde

🪢

cordelette

cordon

σπάγγος

Strick

Kordeln

cordill

🪢

Schnuren

Bindfäden

Litze

Pronounced as (IPA)

/siˈd͡ʒim/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: سجیم

Cognate with Azerbaijani: sicim

Cognate with Karachay-Balkar: джиджим

Cognate with Kara-Kalpak: şıjım

Cognate with Nogai: şıjım

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish سجیم (sicim, “string, cord, twine”) (alternative forms; سجم, سیجیم), possibly from Classical Mongolian ᠰᠢᠴᠢᠮ (sičim, “rope”) but this is not certain. Cognates with Azerbaijani sicim, Karachay-Balkar джиджим (cicim), Karakalpak şıjım, Nogai şıjım.