December 12, 2010

Word Origin | Halat, Sicim, Ip, Iplik

Mavi Boncuk |

Halat: from Greek kalus FR corde, câble, cordage EN rope. "Rope" refers to the manufactured material. Once rope is purposely sized, cut, spliced, or simply assigned a function, the result is referred to as a "line", especially in nautical usage.

Ip: As a euphemism refers to death by hanging. EN Cord: A slender length of flexible material usually made of twisted strands or fibers and used to bind, tie, connect, or support., A hangman's rope.

Sicim: The thin rope is called sicim, kınnap from Arabic inneb FR ficelle EN twine. Used for rough sewing like closing bags etc.

Iplik: For fine sewing iplik FR/EN filament: A fine or slender thread, wire, or fiber.

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