پندیك

Ottoman Turkish

Pendik District

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek Παντίκιον (Pantíkion), probably a corrupted form of Ancient Greek Πεντατείχιον (Pentateíkhion), a compound of πέντε (pénte, “five”) + τειχίον (teikhíon, “wall”).

Proper noun

پندیك • (Pendik)

1. Pendik (a town and district in Istanbul province, Turkey)

Descendants

• Turkish: Pendik
• → Armenian: Փէնտիկ (Pʻēntik), Փէնտիք (Pʻēntikʻ)

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Pendik”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
• Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Pendik”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 613