دوقه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian duca, from Byzantine Greek δούκα (doúka).

Noun

دوقه • (duka)

1. a duke; especially, the Grand Duke of Tuscany

Derived terms

• دوقه دكزی (duka denizi, “the Tyrrhene Sea”)
• دوقه‌لق (dukalık)

Related terms

• دوقَسّه (dukessa, “duchess”)

Descendants

• Turkish: duka

References

• Bianchi, T. X., Kieffer, J. D. (1801) Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], 2nd edition, volume 1, page 877