başkan
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Gagauz[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Apparently combines the Turkic root baş(i) (“head”) and the (originally Mongol, widely adopted) polyvalent title Kan.
Noun[edit]
başkan
- Title of the governor of the Gagauz-Yeri Autonomous Region (since 19 June 1995) within independent Moldova.
Further reading[edit]
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Old Turkic 𐰉𐱁𐰴𐰣 (bašɣan, “leader”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
başkan (definite accusative başkanı, plural başkanlar)