բաշիբոզուկ

Armenian

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish باشی بوزوق (başıbozuk).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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բաշիբոզուկ (bašibozuk)

  1. (historical) bashi-bazouk (an irregular soldier of the Ottoman army)
  2. (by extension) any Turkish or Azeri soldier
  3. (by extension) disorderly, undisciplined person; brigand

Declension

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