Definition
A whip or stick used for punishment, particularly in historical Turkish or Middle Eastern contexts.
Etymology
From Turkish 'kurbaj' or Arabic 'qurbash', a borrowing into English via colonial contact. The word entered English through Ottoman Turkish administrative systems.
Kelly Says
This word is a sobering linguistic reminder that English borrowed terms for tools of oppression—when colonizers encountered unfamiliar punishments, they borrowed the foreign word rather than translate it, revealing uncomfortable historical realities.
Translations
ARالعربية
curbash
kur-bash
CACatalà
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CSČeština
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DEDeutsch
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ELΕλληνικά
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ESEspañol
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FRFrançais
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HIहिन्दी
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HUMagyar
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IDBahasa Indonesia
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ITItaliano
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MSBahasa Melayu
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MYမြန်မာ
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NLNederlands
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PLPolski
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PTPortuguês
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RORomână
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RUРусский
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SVSvenska
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SWKiswahili
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TEతెలుగు
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TRTürkçe
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UKУкраїнська
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VITiếng Việt
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