كومور

Ottoman Turkish
كومور

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kömür (“coal”); cognate with Azerbaijani kömür, Bashkir күмер (kümer), Chuvash кӑмрӑк (kămrăk), Kazakh көмір (kömır), Kyrgyz көмүр (kömür), Turkmen kömür, Uyghur كۆمۈر‎ (kömür) and Uzbek koʻmir.

Noun

كومور • (kömür)

  1. charcoal, a substance obtained by destructive distillation of wood
    Synonyms: زغال‎ (zuğal), فحم‎ (fahm)
  2. coal, a usually black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains
  3. coke, the solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven

Derived terms
  • آغاج كوموری‎ (ağac kömürü, “charcoal”)
  • طاش كوموری‎ (taş kömürü, “stone coal”)
  • كومورجی‎ (kömürcü, “charcoal burner or dealer”)
  • كومورلك‎ (kömürlük, “coal warehouse”)

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