Meaning
A type of sword used in Muslim countries from the mid-16th to late 19th centuries.
Etymology
Origin: Unknown
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish یتاغان (modern Turkish yatağan), related to Old Turkic [script needed] (yat-, “to bend, incline; to lie”), whence also words like yatmak (“to lie”), yatak (“bed”), yatay (“horizontal”), etc.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Turkish sword
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2019, 2020.