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Where does “makara” come from?

makara (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish مقره, from Arabic بكرَة.

makara (Turkish): block; bobbin; coil

Definitions

  1. block; bobbin; coil

Ancestry of “makara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمقره—
2Arabicبكرَة—
Every word from Arabic بكرَة →