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TURKISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

tekne.

trough

5 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/tec.ne/

  1. trough

  2. boat

  3. hull (of a ship)

  4. tray (used to hold set type)

  5. syncline

  6. basin

  7. belly, table (of certain stringed instruments)

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تكنه (tekne, “trough, manger”), from Proto-Turkic *tekne (“trough”). Cognate with Chuvash такана (tak̬ana, “wash tub”).

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