بیكباشی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

بیڭ (biñ, “thousand”) +‎ باش (baş, “leader”)

Noun

بیڭباشی • (biñbaşı)

  1. (military) battalion commander, major (army rank)
  2. (military, nautical) commander (navy rank)

Descendants

  • Turkish: binbaşı
  • → Armenian: պինպաշի (pinpaši), բինբաշի (binbaši)
  • → Egyptian Arabic: بكباشي (bimbashi)
  • → English: binbashi, bimbashi
  • → Macedonian: бимбашија (bimbašija)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: bȉmbaša, би̏мбаша
  • → Swahili: bimbashi

References

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