mercan.
coral, any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa
Meaning & usage
coral, any of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa
coral, a hard substance made of the skeletons of these organisms
ellipsis of mercan balığı (“common seabream”)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مرجان (mercan), from Old Anatolian Turkish مرجان (mercān), from Arabic مَرْجَان (marjān), from Classical Syriac ܡܪܰܓܳܢ (margān, “pearl-like”).
coral, coralline, resembling or made of coral
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مرجان (mercan), from Old Anatolian Turkish مرجان (mercān), from Arabic مَرْجَان (marjān), from Classical Syriac ܡܪܰܓܳܢ (margān, “pearl-like”).
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