چكمجه

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

• چكمه‌جه (çekmece)

Etymology

From چكمك (çekmek, “to pull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃɛc.mɛ.ˈd͡ʒɛ], [t͡ʃɛc.ˈmɛ.d͡ʒɛ]

Noun

چكمجه • (çekmece)

1. any implement pulled up
2. drawbridge
3. drawer, a furniturized storage unit, a casket or desk that instead of a lid has pull-out mechanism

Descendants

• Turkish: çekmece
• → Armenian: չեքմեճե (čʻekʻmeče)
• → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܟ̰ܹܟܡܲܟ̰ܵܐ (čekmāča)
• → Bulgarian: чекмедже́ (čekmedžé)
• → Macedonian: чекмеџе (čekmedže)
• → Romanian: cecmegea
• → Serbo-Croatian:
  • Cyrillic script: чекмѐџе, чекмѐџа
  • Latin script: čekmèdže, čekmèdža