باشلانغج

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Ottoman Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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باشلانمق (başlanmak) +‎ ـغج (-gıc). Compare Turkmen başlangyç and Azerbaijani başlanğıc.

Noun

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باشلانغج (başlangıc)

  1. start, the beginning of a thing by itself [from the later 19th century]
    Synonyms: آغاز (agaz, ağaz), باشلامه (başlama, the beginning a thing), ابتدا (ibtidaʼ, iptidaʼ), مقدمه (mukaddime, mukaddeme), افتتاح (iftitah)

Descendants

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  • Turkish: başlangıç
  • Armenian: պաշլանկըճ (pašlankəč)
  • Azerbaijani: başlanğıc