namlu
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ناملو (namlu), from older ناملی (namlı), by metathesis from Byzantine Greek [Term?] (modern Greek λαμνί (lamní)), from Latin lamina.
Noun
namlu (definite accusative namluyu, plural namlular)
- blade (part of a sword)
- barrel (part of a gun)
Derived terms
- namlulu
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “namlu”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “ناملو”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2067
- The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, 2013, →ISBN