bylykbash

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Albanian

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish بلوك باشی (bölük başı, “captain of the Janissaries; sergeant of police”).[1]

Noun

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bylykbash m (definite bylykbashë) (historical)

  1. commander of a bylyk
  2. Ottoman military officer responsible for maintaining public order
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References

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  1. ^ Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “bylykbash”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 94
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