Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish باشلق (başlık), equivalent to baş (head) +‎ -lık.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bɑʃ.ɫɯk/
  • Hyphenation: baş‧lık

Noun edit

başlık (definite accusative başlığı, plural başlıklar)

  1. hat
    Synonym: şapka
  2. Property or payment given by a husband to the wife’s family at the time of marriage, dowry, or bride price.
    Synonyms: (regional) kalın, çeyiz
  3. title, header, letterhead
    Synonym: antet

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: պաշլըխ (pašləx), բաշլըղ (bašləġ)
  • Egyptian Arabic: باشلق (bāšliq)
  • Russian: башлы́к (bašlýk)

Further reading edit

  • başlık”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu