نزكب

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Probably from Middle Armenian մազկապ (mazkap), from մազ (maz, hair) +‎ կապ (kap, tie).

Noun

نزكب (nezkeb or nezgep)

  1. coif (woman's head covering)

Descendants

  • Turkish: nezgep
  • Armenian: նեզկեպ (nezkep), մեզկեպ (mezkep)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մազ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 321b
  • Dankoff, Robert (1995) Armenian Loanwords in Turkish (Turcologica; 21), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, § 475, page 101
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “nezgep”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “نزكب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2079