muhrip

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مخرب (muhrib), from Arabic مُخْرِب (muḵrib). Compare Azerbaijani müxrib

Noun

muhrip (definite accusative muhribi, plural muhripler)

(nautical, military) destroyer

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “muhrip”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مخرب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1776

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