قامبور

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Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κᾰμπῠ́λος (kampúlos).

Noun

قامبور (kambur)

  1. hump
  2. hunchback

Descendants

  • Turkish: kambur
  • Armenian: խամպուռ (xampuṙ)
  • Greek: καμπούρα (kampoúra)

Further reading

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “kambur”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Kélékian, Diran (1911) “قامبور”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 935b
  • Kélékian, Diran (1911) “قنبور”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 973b
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kambur”, in Nişanyan Sözlük