باشلانغج

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

باشلانغیج (başlangıc), باشلانغچ (başlangıç), باشلانغیچ (başlangıç)

Etymology

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

Noun

باشلانغج • (başlangıc)

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

Descendants

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

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