zar

Meaning

  1. membrane
  2. diaphragm
  3. film
  4. skin

Frequency

B2
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زار (zar, “wrap, membrane”), from Proto-Turkic *sar. Initial z- is seemingly unexplainable as this word is inherited and not borrowed. See Proto-Turkic *saru- for more.

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