كشان
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Ottoman Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unclear. The town's name is probably related to Ancient Greek κισσός (kissós, “ivy”), a placename found also in Macedonia, perhaps through Greek Κεσσάνη (Kessáni).
Proper noun[edit]
كشان • (keşan)
- Keşan (a town and district in Edirne province, Turkey)
Descendants[edit]
- Turkish: Keşan
Further reading[edit]
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2010–) “Keşan”, in Nişanyan Yeradları: Türkiye ve Çevre Ülkeler Yerleşim Birimleri Envanteri [Index Anatolicus: An inventory of place names of Turkey and surrounding countries] (in Turkish)
- Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Keşan”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names][1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 455