onbaşı

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اونباشی (onbaşı), equivalent to on (“ten”) +‎ baş (“leader”).

Noun

onbaşı (definite accusative onbaşını, plural onbaşılar)

1. (military) corporal

References

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN