یمورطالق

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From یومورطه (yumurta, “egg”) +‎ ـلق (-lik, “-like”), the name of a local beach which is probably named after the loggerhead turtles that lay eggs there. During the Ottoman era the town was known as آیاس (ayas), from which Italian Laiazzo.

Proper noun

یمورطالق • (yumurtalık)

  1. Yumurtalik (a port town and district of Adana Province, Turkey)
    Synonym: آیاس (ayas) (historical)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Yumurtalık

Further reading

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