tüfek

rifle

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ty.fɛc/
Etymology

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish تفنك (tüfenk). Compare Karakhanid [script needed] (tüwek), a Turkic onomatopoeia attested in Dīwān Luḡāt at-Turk meaning a blowpipe shooting pebbles against birds. Cognate with Turkmen tüpeň, Azerbaijani tüfəng, Nogai туьбек (tübek), etc.

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