Galata
Turkish
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish غلطه, either borrowed from Greek Γαλατία (Galatía, “Galatia”) from Ancient Greek Γᾰλᾰ́τᾱς (Galátās, “Galatian”) or from Greek γαλατάς (galatás, “milkman”).
Noun
editGalata (definite accusative Galata'yı, plural Galatalar)
- former name of the Karaköy neighborhood in Istanbul
References
edit- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “غلطه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1348