لەڭگەر

Uyghur

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai لنگر (lngr /⁠längär⁠/), from Classical Persian لَنْگَر (langar). Doublet of ياكور (yakor).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛŋɡɛr/

Noun

لەڭگەر • (lengger) (plural لەڭگەرلەر (lenggerler))

  1. (nautical) anchor (tool to moor a vessel into sea bottom)
    Synonym: ياكور (yakor)
  2. roadside inn

Descendants

  • Mandarin: 蘭干 (Lángān)

Further reading

  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992), An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN
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