پاموق قلعه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From پاموق (pamuk, “cotton”) + قلعه (kalʼe, “fortress”), in reference to the snow-white surface of the limestone shaped by the local springs.

Proper noun

پاموق قلعه • (pamuk kalʼe)

  1. Pamukkale (a town and district of Denizli Province, Turkey)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Pamukkale

Further reading

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