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==Ottoman Turkish==
[[Image:Capstan-nautical.jpg|thumb|{{lang|ota|بوجرغات}}]]

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|ota|بوجرغاد|tr=bocurgad}}
* {{alter|ota|պօճուրղատ|պօճուրղաթ||Armn}}

===Etymology===
Akin to {{cog|el|μποτζεργάτης}}, {{m|el|μποζαργάτης}}, {{m|el|μποτζαργάτης}}, whose second part is {{m|el|αργάτης}}, {{m|el|εργάτης}}. The meaning and origin of the first part is {{unk|ota|title=obscure}}: Kerestedjian compares it to {{m+|it|poggia}}, from which {{m+|ota|پوجه|tr=poca|t=leeward direction}}.

===Noun===
{{head|ota|noun|tr=bocurgat|tr2=bucurgat|definite accusative|بوجرغاتی|plural|بوجرغاتلر|f1tr=bocurgatı|f2tr=bocurgatlar}}

# [[capstan]], [[windlass]], [[winch]], [[crab]], any mechanical [[device]] used to pull in or let out a [[rope]] or [[cable]]
#: {{syn|ota|ارغات|tr1=ırgat|چقرق|tr2=çıkrık}}
# [[jack]], a [[mechanical]] tool used to [[raise]] and [[support]] a heavy object, especially a [[motor vehicle]]

====Descendants====
* {{desc|tr|bocurgat|alts=1}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:ota:BdM|بوجرغات|vol=I|page=318}}
* {{R:tr:OTK|bocurgat|vol=1|page=639}}
* {{R:tr:LF|page=508}}
* {{R:ota:Kelekian|بوجرغاد|page=280}}
* {{R:ota:Kerestedjian|page=104}}
* {{R:tr:Nishanyan|bucurgat}}
* {{R:ota:Redhouse|page=392}}

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