vezne

  1. kind of balance used to measure weights
  2. (broadly) any institution where money is received and given, like a bank
  3. powder flask, a small flask for carrying gunpowder

Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وزنه (vezne, “kind of balance”), itself from Arabic وَزْنَة (wazna, “a particular weight”).

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