Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

تحنّك

Root: حنك

Form: 5

Full Definition

تحنّكV i. q. تَلَحَّى; i. e. He turned [a portion of] the turban beneath his حَنَك [here meaning the part beneath his chin and lower jaw].

def.2 See also 8.


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