خنكار

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian خواندگار (xond-kâr). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

خنكار • (hünkâr)

  1. Padishah, sultan
    Synonym: پادشاه

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Turkish: hünkâr
  • Armenian: հիւնքեար (hiwnkʻear)
  • Turkmen: hüňkär (character in epic of gorogly, bloodthristy)

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