یالوه
Ottoman Turkish
editEtymology
editThis 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
editیالوه • (yalova)
- Yalova (a city and province in East Marmara region, Turkey)
- Synonym: یالاق آباد (Yalak Âbâd) (obsolete)
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Yalova”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
- Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Yalova”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names][1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 800