ایپلكحانه
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
A compound of ایپلك (iplik, “thread, yarn”) + خانه (hâne, “place”).
Noun
ایپلكحانه • (iplikhane)
- spinning-mill, a factory that produces yarns and threads
- the government manufactory of rope and canvas at Istanbul
- prison or penitentiary in which prisoners where employed in spinning
Further reading
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “ایپلكحانه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 211
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “ایپلكحانه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 287