پهلوان كوی

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Morphologically from پهلوان (pehlevân, pehlivân, “wrestler”) + كوی (köy, “village”), but the first element could just be a misinterpretation of the older name of the town پاولی (pavli).

Proper noun

پهلوان كوی • (pehlivân köy)

  1. Pehlivanköy (a city and district of Kırklareli Province, Turkey)
    Synonym: پاولی (pavli) (historical)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Pehlivanköy

Further reading

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