ترکش

Persian

Etymology

From earlier (tirkaš, “quiver; arrowslit”), from (tir, “arrow”) +‎ (kaš, “container”).

Noun

ترکش • (tarkaš, tarkeš) (plural ترکش‌ها‎ (tarkaš, tarkeš-hâ))

quiver
shrapnel, fragment (of an artillery shell, bomb, grenade, etc.)

Synonyms

(quiver): تیردان‎ (tirdân), شگا‎ (šagā), جعبه‎ (ja'be)

Descendants

→ Byzantine Greek: ταρκάσιον (tarkásion)
- → Old French: carcois, carquais, tarchais, tarquait
  - → French: carquois
    - → Catalan carcaix
    - → Portuguese: carcás
    - → Spanish: carcaj, carcax, carcaza

References

“ترکش” in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, Dehkhoda Dictionary, Tehran: University of Tehran Press, 1931–.

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