kılavuz
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish قلاغوز (kılağuz), from Old Anatolian Turkish قلاغوز (qulağuz, qulavuz), from an extinct Central Asiatic substrate.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kılavuz (definite accusative kılavuzu, plural kılavuzlar)
- a guide, in the plain general or abstract sense
- a guide, who leads on the way, particularly someone who knows the terrain of a country and thus can guide an army
- guide book, manual
- leader, commander
- (nautical) pilot (a person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast)
- someone who procures an affair as an intermediate, who makes enquiries etc., such as a matchmaker to report upon a proposed bride on the part of a suitor
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Derived terms edit
- kılavuzluk (“the function of a guide”)
- kılavuzlamak (“to serve as a guide”)