سونگر

Ottoman Turkish

سونگر

Etymology

From Greek σφουγγάρι (sfoungári), σφογγάρι (sfongári), from Byzantine Greek σφουγγάριον (sphoungárion), σπογγάριν (spongárin), from Ancient Greek σπόγγος (spóngos), ultimately from Pre-Greek substrate.

Noun

سونگر • (sünger)

  1. sea sponge, any of various marine invertebrates of the phylum Porifera
    Synonym: سفنج (sifunc)
  2. sponge, bath sponge, a piece of porous material used for washing
    Synonym: سفنج (sifunc)

Derived terms

  • سونگر آطه‌سی (sünger adası, Symi)
  • سونگر طاشی (sünger taşı, pumice)
  • سونگر گبی (sünger gibi, spongy)
  • سونگرلنمك (süngerlenmek, to become like a sponge)
  • سونگرلو (süngerli, furnished with sponges)
  • قصاب سونگری (kasâb süngeri, butcher's sponge)
  • ممه سونگری (meme süngeri, the sebaceous gland of the nipple)
  • گل سونگری (gül süngeri, bedeguar)
  • یاره سونگری (yara süngeri, proud flesh)

Descendants

  • Turkish: sünger
  • Albanian: sungjer
  • Algerian Arabic: [script needed] (sungāl)
  • Armenian: սունկար (sunkar), սյունկեր (syunker), սյունգյար (syungyar); սո̈ւնգէր (süngēr), սունգյա̈ր (sungyär); սիւնկէր (siwnkēr)
  • Azerbaijani: süngər
  • Bulgarian: сю́нгер (sjúnger)
  • Macedonian: сунѓер (sunǵer)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: су̀нђер
    Latin script: sùnđer

Further reading

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