پنچه
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From older پنجه (pence, “hand; firm grip; set of five”), from Persian پنجه (panje), from پنج (panj, “five”).
Noun
پنچه • (pençe)
- hand, paw
- claw
- signature
Derived terms
- پنچهلك (pençeli)
- پنچهلمك (pençelemek)
Descendants
- Turkish: pençe
- → Armenian: փէնչէ (pʿēnčʿē)
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) , “pençe”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) , “پنچه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 454