başlık

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish باشلق (başlık), equivalent to baş (“head”) +‎ -lık.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑʃ.ɫɯk/
• Hyphenation: baş‧lık

Noun

başlık (definite accusative başlığı, plural başlıklar)

1. hat

   Synonym: şapka

2. Property or payment given by a husband to the wife’s family at the time of marriage, dowry, or bride price.

   Synonyms: (regional) kalın, çeyiz

3. title, header, letterhead

   Synonym: antet

Descendants

• → Armenian: պաշլըխ (pašləx), բաշլըղ (bašləġ)
• → Egyptian Arabic: باشلق (bāšliq)
• → Russian: башлы́к (bašlýk)
  • → English: bashlyk
  • → Polish: baszłyk

Further reading

• “başlık”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu