وزنه

See also: وزنة

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic وَزْنَة (wazna, “a ponderable contrivance”).

Noun

وزنه • (vezne)

  1. kind of balance or gauge used for testing coins
  2. (by extension) office where money is weighed and tested
  3. large and half-globular copper pan used in cooking
  4. powder flask, a small flask for carrying gunpowder
  5. flash pan, a small receptacle for priming powder

Derived terms
  • وزنه‌جی (vezneci, “tester of coins”)
  • وزنه‌دار (veznedar, “tester of coins”)

Descendants
  • Turkish: vezne
  • → Albanian: vezme
  • → Armenian: վէզնէ (vēznē)
  • → Aromanian: vizne, vizine, zivine
  • → Bulgarian: везни́ (vezní), везна́ (vezná)
  • → Georgian: ვაზნა (vazna)
  • → Greek: βεζινές (vezinés), βεζενές (vezenés)
  • → Romanian: vizinea, viznea, veznea

Further reading
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