perçem

Meaning

fringe, bangs

Synonyms

zülüf

kakül

Etymology

In summary

From Persian پرچم (parčam, “banner”). Nişanyan suggests that Persian word is a compound of بال (pal) and چمیدن (čamidan), while Gerhard Doerfer argues that the Persian word is an Oghuz borrowing. See also the Persian entry.

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