كوهرچله

Ottoman Turkish

كوهرچله

Alternative forms

  • كوكرچله (göğerçile, göverçile, güğerçile, güverçile), كهرچله (göherçile, güherçile, geherçile)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian گوهرچله (gûharçile, saltpetre), a derivation from گوهر (gowhar, pearl; jewel).

Noun

كوهرچله • (güherçile, göherçile, güverçile, geherçile, gevherçile, güherçele, geherçele, gevherçele)

  1. saltpetre, potassium nitrate, a naturally occurring salt, notably used as an ingredient of gunpowder
    Synonym: شوره (şure)

Derived terms

  • كوهرچله طوزی (güherçile tuzu, nitrate of potash)
  • كوهرچله قایماغی (güherçile kaymağı, calcined magnesia)
  • كوهرچله‌لی (güherçileli, nitrated)

Descendants

  • Turkish: güherçile
  • Armenian: կիւհէռչիլէ (kiwhēṙčʻilē), կիւհէրչիլէ (kiwhērčʻilē)
  • Egyptian Arabic: كوهرجلة (kūhargala)
  • Romanian: ghiuvergilea

Further reading

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