başkan
Gagauz
editEtymology
editApparently combines the Turkic root baş(i) (“head”) and the (originally Mongol, widely adopted) polyvalent title Kan.
Noun
editbaşkan
- Title of the governor of the Gagauz-Yeri Autonomous Region (since 19 June 1995) within independent Moldova.
Further reading
editTurkish
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Old Turkic 𐰉𐱁𐰴𐰣 (bašɣan, “leader”), itself from Proto-Turkic [Term?].
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbaşkan (definite accusative başkanı, plural başkanlar)
Declension
editDerived terms
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- Gagauz terms derived from Turkic languages
- Gagauz lemmas
- Gagauz nouns
- Gagauz compound terms
- Turkish terms borrowed from Old Turkic
- Turkish terms derived from Old Turkic
- Turkish terms inherited from Proto-Turkic
- Turkish terms derived from Proto-Turkic
- Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Turkish terms with audio links
- Turkish lemmas
- Turkish nouns