yataghan

Meaning

Noun

  • A type of sword used in Muslim countries from the mid-16th to late 19th centuries.

Related

Similar words

  • Turkish sword

Origin

  • Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یتاغان (modern Turkish yatağan), related to Old Turkic, whence also words like yatmak, yatak, yatay, etc.

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