پداوره

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • پدوره (pedavra)
  • փէտավրա (pedavra), փէտըրվա (pedırva)Armeno-Turkish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek πέταυρον (pétauron), variant of πέτευρον (péteuron, springboard; platform, stage).

Noun

پداوره • (pedavra or padavra) (definite accusative پداوره‌یی (pedavrayı), plural پداوره‌لر (pedavralar))

  1. shingle, a thin piece of building material for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof
    Synonym: شندره (şendere, şindere)

Derived terms

  • پداوره تخته‌سی (pedavra tahtası, barrel stave)
  • پداوره‌جی (pedavracı, shingler)

Descendants

  • Turkish: padavra, pedavra

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