قورشون

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Ottoman Turkish

قورشون

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Etymology

From Common Turkic *qorɣušïn (“lead”), from Proto-Turkic *korguĺčïn (“lead”); cognate with Azerbaijani qurğuşun, Bashkir ҡурғаш (qurğaş), Karakhanid قُرُغْژٖينْ, Kazakh қорғасын (qorğasyn), Kyrgyz коргошун (korgoşun), Uyghur قوغۇشۇن (qoghushun) and Uzbek qoʼrgʼoshin.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: قور‧شون

Noun

قورشون • (kurşun)

  1. lead, a heavy, pliable, inelastic metal
    Synonyms: اسرب (usrub), رصاص (rasas)
  2. bullet, a projectile shot from a gun at high speed
    Synonym: مرمی (mermi)
  3. black lead or graphite points for pencils

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