زەمبىرەك

Uyghur

Etymology

From Persian زنبورک (zanburak), from زنبور (zanbur, “wasp”) +‎ ـک (-ak, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛmbirɛk/

Noun

زەمبىرەك • (zembirek) (plural زەمبىرەكلەر (zembirekler))

1. cannon, gun, artillery

Further reading

• Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN