استوپی

Ottoman Turkish

استوپی

Alternative forms

  • استبی (üstübü), استوپو (üstüpü)
  • իւսթիւփիւ (üstüpü) Armeno-Turkish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek στύππη (stúppē), στυππεῖον (stuppeîon, oakum, tow), through Greek στουπί (stoupí).

Noun

استوپی • (üstüpü)

  1. oakum, tow, an untwisted bundle of fibres used to seal gaps

Descendants

  • Turkish: üstüpü
  • Armenian: իւստիւփիւ (iwstiwpʿiw) Constantinople

Further reading

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