tokmak

Meaning

  1. mallet
  2. doorknocker (device attached to a door, the sound of which when a visitor pounds it to the door raises attention so somebody opens the door)
  3. doorknob (circular device attached to a door, the rotation of which permits the unlatching of a door)
  4. a large wooden rod for pestle, used in conjunction with a large mortar of stone called dibek or havan

Synonyms

tokaç

oturum başkanının tokmağı

Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɔkmɑk/
Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish طوقماق (tokmak), from Proto-Turkic.

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