كوندر

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Byzantine Greek κοντάριν (kontárin, pole, spar), from Ancient Greek κοντάριον (kontárion), diminutive of κοντός (kontós, spear). Compare Greek κοντάρι (kontári, pole, spar; flagpole).

Alternative forms

Noun

كوندر • (günder or gönder) (definite accusative كوندری (günderi, gönderi), plural كوندرلر (günderler, gönderler))

  1. pole, spar, staff
    Synonym: صیریق (sırık)
  2. shaft, stale
    Synonym: اوق (ok)
  3. goad, prod
    Synonyms: اوكندره (üğendire, üvendire), دورتی (dürtü)
  4. (nautical) kind of long stick or pole with a metal tip used to steer boats and sailing ships
Derived terms
  • بیراق كوندری (bayrak günderi, flagpole)
  • مزراق كوندری (mızrak günderi, spearshaft)
Descendants
  • Turkish: gönder
  • Bulgarian: Гьондеров (Gjonderov)

Further reading

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

كوندر • (gönder)

  1. second-person singular imperative of كوندرمك (göndermek)