sarma
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A dumpling of minced meat and other ingredients wrapped in a leaf (grape or cabbage).
noun
A strong, cold wind that blows down the valley of the Sarma river (which acts as a natural wind tunnel), reaching hurricane strength (uprooting trees) by the time it blows across the western shore and into Lake Baikal.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "“You see how the wind has pressed it into a hard layer?” “The sarma did it!” one of the children told Alex. “The sarma wind is mighty. It's so strong it turns ships upside down.” “Ah, that's something I didn't know. Well, we can thank the sarma for making excellent material for us." "The mountain hides our homes from the sarma," said another."
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish صرمه (sarma).
Word Breakdown
- Root: صرمه
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Food.
Inflected Forms
Frequently Paired Words
dolma
сэнэтхьапэ