bakkal

English

Noun

bakkal (plural bakkals)

  1. (India) A shopkeeper or dealer.

References

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish bakkal.

Noun

bakkal m

  1. grocer

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بقال (bakkal), from Arabic بَقَّال (baqqāl). The original sense borrowed into Ottoman Turkish was greengrocer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɑkːɑɫ/
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Noun

bakkal (definite accusative bakkalı, plural bakkallar)

  1. grocery
  2. grocer

Declension

Declension of bakkal
singular plural
nominative bakkal bakkallar
definite accusative bakkalı bakkalları
dative bakkala bakkallara
locative bakkalda bakkallarda
ablative bakkaldan bakkallardan
genitive bakkalın bakkalların

Descendants

  • → Ladino: bakkal
  • → Polish: bakalie
  • → Russian: бакале́я (bakaléja)
  • → Yiddish: באַקאַליי (bakaley)

References

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