یشیل باش

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From یشیل (yeşil, “green”) + باش (baş, “head”).

Noun

یشیل باش • (yeşil baş)

  1. mallard, a common and widespread dabbling duck of the species Anas platyrhynchos, whose male has a distinctive dark green head

Descendants

  • Turkish: yeşilbaş

Further reading

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