طولوم

Ottoman Turkish

طولوم

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *tōl- (“to swell”); cognate with Mongolian тулум (tulum).

Noun

طولوم • (tulum)

  1. skin or hide taken off whole and used as a receptacle
    Synonyms: آبكش (abkeş), قربه (kırba), مطره (matara)
  2. bagpipes, a wind instrument possessing a flexible bag
    Synonym: غایده (gâyda)
  3. pair of squares of fur ready for making up into a pelisse

Derived terms

  • طولوم پنیری (tulum peyniri, “kind of cheese”)
  • طولومجی (tulumcu, “maker or seller of waterskins”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: tulum
  • → Albanian: tollumbë
  • → Armenian: թուլում (tʻulum)
  • → Greek: τουλούμι (touloúmi)
  • → Laz: თულუმი (tulumi), ტულუმი (ťulumi)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: tùlum, ту̀лум

Further reading

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