palanga

See also: Palanga and palangă

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پلانقه (palanka), from Italian paranco, ultimately from Latin phalanga. Doublet of palanka.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pa‧lan‧ga

Noun

palanga (definite accusative palangayı, plural palangalar)

  1. block and tackle, polyspast, muffle, a system of two or more pulleys used to provide tension and lift heavy loads
    Synonym: caraskal

Declension

Declension of palanga
singular plural
nominative palanga palangalar
definite accusative palangayı palangaları
dative palangaya palangalara
locative palangada palangalarda
ablative palangadan palangalardan
genitive palanganın palangaların

Derived terms

  • palangalı
  • palangasız

Further reading