اودسه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Ultimately from Russian Одесса (Odessa), from Ancient Greek Ὀδησσός (Odēssós) from a Greek city-state probably located closer to Koshary on the Tylihul.

Proper noun

اودسه • (Odesa)

  1. Odessa (a port city in Ukraine)

Further reading

  • Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Odesa”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 585