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South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish تنكه (teneke), from Persian . Compare Turkish teneke.
Pronunciation
Noun
تنكة • (tánake, tánaka) f (plural تنكات (tanakāt, tankāt))
- tin, can (container)
- Synonym: علبة (ʕulbe)
- تنكة زيت ― tanket zēt ― tin/can of oil
- تنكة الزبالة ― tanket iz-zbāle ― rubbish bin, garbage can