قوردون

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From Italian cordone[1] or French cordon,[2] in either case derived from Latin chorda and Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, string of gut, cord).

Noun

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قوردون (kordon)

  1. cord
  2. cordon (line of guards)

Descendants

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  • Turkish: kordon

References

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  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قوردون”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1483
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “قوردون”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 979