طرپان

Ottoman Turkish

طرپان

Alternative forms

  • ترپان (tırpan), درپان (dırpan), طيرپان (tırpan)

Etymology

From Greek δρεπάνι (drepáni, sickle, scythe), from Ancient Greek δρεπάνιον (drepánion, sickle).

Noun

طرپان • (tırpan)

  1. scythe, a tool composed of a long, curving blade, used for mowing grass or grain by hand
  2. trephine, a surgical instrument with a cylindrical blade used to remove a circular section of tissue

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: tırpan
  • Armenian: թըրփան (tʿərpʿan)
  • Laz: თირფანი (tirpani)

Further reading

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