Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From South Slavic. Compare Bulgarian крали́ца (kralíca) and Serbo-Croatian кра̀љица/kràljica. Analyzable as قرال (kral) +‎ ـیچه (-içe). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *korľica.

Noun

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قرالیچه (kraliça, kraliçe)

  1. queen

Descendants

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  • Ladino: kralicha
  • Turkish: kraliçe