یالوه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

This city was previously known as یالاق آباد (yalak âbâd), from یالاق (yalak, “trough”) + آباد (âbâd, “prosperous”). The current name appeared only in the 18ᵗʰ century and is assumed to be a contraction of یالی (yalı, “shore, strand, beach”) and اوا (ova, “plain, lowland”).

Proper noun

یالوه • (yalova)

  1. Yalova (a city, district, and province in East Marmara region, Turkey)
    Synonym: یالاق آباد (yalak âbâd) (obsolete)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Yalova
  • → Armenian: Եալօվա (Ealōva)

Further reading

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