işkence
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish اشكنجه (işkence), from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (şikence, “press”), [script needed] (işkenci, “pain, trouble”), from Persian شکنجه (šekanje, “torment; torture”), اشکنجه (eškanje).
Pronunciation
Noun
işkence (definite accusative işkenceyi, plural işkenceler)
- torture
- (woodworking) wood clamp[1] (also known as F-clamp)