kahya
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Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ottoman Turkish كهیا (kahya), shortening of كتخدا (kethüda), from Persian کدخدا. Doublet of kethüda.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: kah‧ya
Noun[edit]
kahya (definite accusative kahyayı, plural kahyalar)
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “kâhya”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 582
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kahya”, in Nişanyan Sözlük