ispit

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• IPA^(key): /ǐspit/
• Hyphenation: is‧pit

ìspit m (Cyrillic spelling ѝспит)

1. test, examination, exam

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اسپید (ispid), metathesized form of اپسد (ipsid, “felloe”), itself from Ancient Greek ἁψῑ́ς (hapsī́s, “wheel, hoop”).

ispit (definite accusative ispidi, plural ispitler)

1. felloe, felly, the outer rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes
2. (automotive) wheelrim, the outer edge of a wheel which holds the tire

   Synonym: jant

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “ispit1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2224