كولخان

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Persian گلخان (gulxân, backroom), a compound of گل (gul, back) + خان (xân, place, house).

Noun

كولخان (külhan)

  1. the furnace located in a service room behind the walls, used to heat water which was then delivered to the steam room
    Synonym: تون (tun)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: külhan
  • Armenian: քիւլան (kʻiwlan), քիւլհան (kʻiwlhan)
  • Romanian: chiolhan

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