چاتال

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Ottoman Turkish

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چاتال

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Turkic *čatal (fork), from *čat- (to bring together), the same root of چاتمق (çatmak, to bring together).

Noun

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چاتال (çatal)

  1. prong, tine, a thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork
  2. (by extension) fork, a utensil with spikes used to put food into the mouth
  3. (nautical) breasthook, a horizontal timber fitted in the bows of a ship

Adjective

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چاتال (çatal)

  1. forked, bifurcated, divided into two or more branches

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: çatal
  • Albanian: çatall
  • Armenian: չաթալ (čʻatʻal)
  • Georgian: ჩათალი (čatali)Chveneburi
  • Iraqi Arabic: چطل (çaṭal)

Further reading

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