جومبه

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • جونبه (cunba)

Etymology

Compare Aromanian giumbã, Greek τζούμα (tzoúma), τζούμπα (tzoúmpa), Albanian xhungë, xhumbë, Persian جنبد (junbad), جنبذ (junbaz), Latin gibbus, gimbus.

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Noun

جومبه • (cumba)

  1. any kind of swelling, protrusion, hump, bump
    Synonym: تومسك (tümsek)
    بورنك جومبه‌سیburnuñ cumbasıhump of the nose
    جومبه بورنلیcumba burunluhumpnosed
  2. protruding part of a building, especially a bow window
  3. (figurative) any salient portion of a design or plan

Derived terms

  • جومبه‌سز (cumbasız)
  • جومبه‌لو (cumbalı)

Descendants

  • Turkish: cumba
  • Armenian: ճումպա (čumpa)
  • Ladino: djumba

References

  • Seydi (1912), page 361b: “جُومْبَه
  • Kelekian (1911), page 450b: “جومبه
  • Sami (1899), page 487a: “جومبهٰ
  • Redhouse (1890), page 691a: “جومبه”, “جونبه
  • Sami (1883), page 387a: “جومبه