mengene

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish منكنه (mengene, “press, mangle”), from Ancient Greek μάγγανον (mánganon, “bolt; catapult; block of a pulley”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /men.ɟeˈne/
• Hyphenation: men‧ge‧ne

Noun

mengene (definite accusative mengeneyi, plural mengeneler)

1. any mechanical appliance for exerting pressure or secure objects, such as a vise, a clamp, a press, etc.

Declension

Declension of mengene

	singular	plural
nominative	mengene	mengeneler
definite accusative	mengeneyi	mengeneleri
dative	mengeneye	mengenelere
locative	mengenede	mengenelerde
ablative	mengeneden	mengenelerden
genitive	mengenenin	mengenelerin

Derived terms

• çamaşır mengenesi
• demirci mengenesi
• el mengenesi
• marangoz mengenesi
• mengene gibi

Further reading

• “mengene”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “mengene”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “mengene1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3139
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “mengene”, in Nişanyan Sözlük