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tincal

/ˈtɪŋkl̩/

Sounds like tinkle · Rhymes with -ɪŋkəl

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From Arabic تِنْكَار (tinkār), from Persian تنکار (tankâr), from Sanskrit टांकण (ṭāṃkaṇa). Compare altincar and tincar.

noun altincar · tangar · tankal · tincall · tincar · tinkal

dated, uncountable crude native borax, formerly imported from Tibet, and once the chief source of boric compounds

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@misc{tincal_2026,
  title = {tincal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tincal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}