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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From بورون (burun, “nose”) + اوت (ot, “herb, grass”).
Noun
بورون اوتی • (burun otu)
- snuff, finely ground or pulverized tobacco
- Synonym: انفیه (enfiye)
Descendants
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “burun otu”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 706
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بورون اوتی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 235
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “بورون اوتی”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 171