helezon
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish حلزون (halezon), from Arabic حَلَزُون (ḥalazūn) via Aramaic חְלָזֹונָא / ܚܠܵܙܘܿܢܵܐ (ḥəlāzōnā, “shellfish, rock snail”), possibly from Ancient Greek ἑλίκων (helíkōn), a case form of ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral, helix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /heleˈzon/
Noun
helezon (definite accusative helezonu, plural helezonlar)
- spiral, helix
References
- helezon in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu