pençe

See also: pence and Pence

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish پنچه (pençe, “hand, paw, claw; signature”), from older پنجه (pence, “hand; firm grip; set of five”), from Persian پنجه (panje), from پنج (panj, “five”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (standard) /pænˈt͡ʃe/, /penˈt͡ʃe/
• Hyphenation: pen‧çe

• Audio:

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Noun

pençe

1. paw, claw
2. talon (hooked claw)

Derived terms

• aslanpençesi
• beşpençe
• çakırpençe
• kurtpençesi
• pençe atmak
• pençelemek
• pençe pençe
• pençesine düşmek
• pençe vurmak
• sirpençe
• tavukpençesi

See also

• ayak
• pati

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “پنچه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 454

Further reading

• “pençe”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “pençe”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “pençe”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı