بچ

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Bécs.

Proper noun

بچ • (Beç)

1. Vienna (the capital city of Austria)

   Synonym: ویانه (Viyana)

References

• Mallouf, Nassif (1856) “Vienna”, in Dictionnaire français-turc, 2nd edition, Paris: Maisonneuve, page 898
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “بچ”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 341

Pashto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bat͡ʃ/

Noun

بچ • (bač) m

1. border, edging, edge, rim
2. rescue, defense, protection