مچ

See also: مخ‎

Malay

Alternative forms

• Mac
• Maret
• مارت‎

Etymology

From English March, from Middle English March(e), from Anglo-Norman Marche, from Old French marz, from Latin mārtius, from earlier Mavors.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mat͡ʃ]
• Rhymes: -at͡ʃ

Proper noun

مچ (Rumi spelling Mac‎)

1. (Malaysia, Brunei) March (third month of the Gregorian calendar)

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From a Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *mèčь (“sword”). Compare Bulgarian меч (meč).

Noun

مچ • (meç)

1. rapier

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “مچ”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1124
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “مچ”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1753

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Persian

Noun

مچ • (moč)

1. joint (Any part of the body where two bones join)

   Synonyms: بند‎ (band), بندگاه‎ (bandgâh), ساق‎ (sâq)

2. part of a garment that covers the wrists or ankles.

Derived terms

• مچ پا‎ (moč-e pâ, “ankle”, literally “joint of foot”)
• مچ دست‎ (moč-e dast, “wrist”, literally “joint of hand”)
• مچ پیراهن‎ (moč-e pirâhan, “cuff, the end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist”)
• مچ شلوار‎ (moč-e šalvâr, “cuff, end of a pants leg”).