tomruk

Meaning

  1. log, the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches
  2. chain and log fastened to a culprit's leg, a kind of wooden fetter
  3. bud, a newly sprouted leaf or blossom that has not yet unfolded

Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طومروق (tomruk, “log”), itself from Proto-Turkic *tomuruk (“bud; log”). Cognate to Gagauz toomruk.

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