pergel

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پرگال (pergel), variant of پرگار (perger), itself from Classical Persian (pargār).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pæɾ.ˈɡæl/
Hyphenation: per‧gel

Noun

pergel (definite accusative pergeli, plural pergeller)

pair of compasses (tool used to draw circles)

Further reading

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “pergel”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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