Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian duchessa.

Noun edit

دوقَسّه (dukessa)

  1. female equivalent of دوقه (duka): duchess
    Synonym: دوقه خانم (duka hanım)

Descendants edit

  • Turkish: dukessa

Further reading edit

  • Dictionnaire français-turc, 1856, page 190