Ottoman Turkish

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Denizli province

Etymology

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Morphologically from دڭز (deñiz, sea) +‎ ـلی (-li), but this is probably a mispronunciation of the older form طوڭوزلی (Doñuzlu), from طوڭوز (doñuz, pig, swine) +‎ ـلی (-lu).

Proper noun

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دڭزلی (Deñizli)

  1. Denizli (a city and province in the Aegean region, Turkey)

Descendants

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  • Turkish: Denizli
  • Armenian: Տէնիզլի (Tēnizli)

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