pusula
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish پوصوله (pusula), from Italian bùssola (“compass”), derived from Latin buxis (“box”), from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís, “box”). Spread in the 14th century after the invention of compasses being boxed.
Pronunciation
Noun
pusula (definite accusative pusulayı, plural pusulalar)
- compass (navigational compass)
- note
- memorandum